Praful Patel, ex-CMD V Thulasidas blamed for ‘descent of Air India’Spineless management teams subservient to self-serving political masters coupled with irresponsible employee behaviour have killed Air Indi...
12 Oct, 2013, 08.52 AM IST
- New channel applications only after Trai view on FDI: Ministry
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has restarted issuing licences for new television channels, but it will not accept any fresh appl...
13 Jun, 2010, 04.06 PM IST
- Govt may appoint chiefs of AI, AERA today
A high-level meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar is likely to take a decision on the appointment of chiefs of national c...
24 Apr, 2009, 10.42 AM IST
- Aviation heads in race for AERA top post
Top aviation ministry officials said once the airport regulator starts functioning, most likely by March, Indian airports will have a tarif...
28 Jan, 2009, 02.23 AM IST
- Lobbying for the top post of regulatoty agency AERA
Air India chairman & managing director Raghu Menon, its former former CMD V Thulasidas and former Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman...
27 Jan, 2009, 09.02 PM IST
- NACIL tightens purse-strings further with more cost-cutting
With no equity infusion from the government in sight and the company posting losses to the tune of Rs 2,154 crore in FY'08, the National Av...
15 Jan, 2009, 05.56 PM IST
- Air India slashes fares on all routes
The Air India on Monday cut fares by reducing fuel surcharge by Rs 400 per ticket.
02 Dec, 2008, 01.08 PM IST
- Airlines get time till Mar'09 to clear dues in EMIs
Indian carriers troubled by a financial crunch got time until March 2009 to clear their dues, estimated at Rs 2,500-2,800 cr, to oil cos in...
22 Oct, 2008, 12.57 PM IST
- AI mulls leave without pay to 15,000 employees for up to 5 years
Facing the heat of financial crisis, Air India said it is considering plan to give 3-5 years leave without pay to about 15,000 of its staff...
16 Oct, 2008, 11.45 AM IST
- Corporate air travel likely to be affected: Raghu Menon
Corporate air travel in the country was likely to decline in the wake of the financial meltdown in the US and some European economies.
11 Oct, 2008, 04.26 PM IST
- AI initiates steps to improve fuel operational efficiency
Air India has chalked out a major initiative to increase its operational efficiency to overcome the "alarming situation" arising out of the...
24 Sep, 2008, 03.23 PM IST
- Air India to get $ 550 mn from US Exim Bank
The country's national carrier Air India has inked a USD 550 million financial agreement with Export-Import Bank of US (Exim Bank) to purch...
21 Sep, 2008, 04.21 PM IST
- Air India rules out IPO this year
National air-carrier Air India on Tuesday ruled out raising money through an initial public offer (IPO) this year and said it will approach...
01 Apr, 2008, 02.56 PM IST
- Sushma Nath to be new expenditure secy
Sushma Nath, member secretary to the Sixth Pay Commission, will be the new expenditure secretary while Vivek Mehrotra, special secretary in...
28 Mar, 2008, 03.47 AM IST
- Raghu Menon to pilot National Aviation Co
Raghu Menon, special secretary in the civil aviation ministry, will pilot the National Aviation Company (NACIL).
27 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Air India's low cost arm to be Delhi based
The overall responsibility of the low-cost carrier, Air India Express, would be that of Joint Managing Director Vishwapati Trivedi, with P ...
20 Sep, 2007, 07.50 PM IST
- Thulasidas to head Air India full service business in board rejig
Air India chairman V Thulasidas would directly look after the full-service airline businesses of National Aviation company of India.
19 Sep, 2007, 01.37 AM IST