Air India

Two years after its takeover by the Tata Group, Air India is making good progress on the initiatives it launched to fulfill the new owner’s ambition to restore the carrier to the ranks of top-tier global airlines.

Although Air India is moving closer to completing its Vistara merger, the Vistara brand may be around for the medium term, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson says.

The airline’s recent MRO partnerships and in-housing strategy could impact its interest in purchasing AIESL.

The airline is planning significant MRO growth as it prepares for an expanded fleet and its impending Vistara merger.

The merger of Air India and Vistara took a major step forward after the Indian government approved Singapore Airlines’ investment in the new entity.

The airlines were granted CAR 145 approval to integrate their line maintenance operations as part of the merger process.

Airlines have canceled flights into Dhaka, Bangladesh, after the capital's airport was forced to close after civil unrest that toppled the country's government.

A selection of new routes starting in August, including plans by T’Way Air, Hainan Airlines and Air India to grow their European networks.

The flag carrier is establishing a new base maintenance facility in India with SIA Engineering Company.

The deal is the first avionics partnership between L3Harris and Air India since the airline was privatized under the ownership of the Tata Group.

The carrier is moving toward a three-hub strategy in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Air India plans to deploy the Airbus A350-900 aircraft on flights from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to two New York-area airports.

Speaking with ATW at the Farnborough Airshow, CEO Campbell Wilson described the four airline integration as “probably unprecedented” in the aviation industry.

Its new MRO customer support center in Bengaluru could signal intentions to establish MRO operations in the city eventually.

Air India is set to transfer 20 of its Airbus A320 narrowbody aircraft to its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

This week’s Carbon Analysis returns to India for a look at the annual figures of four airlines, namely Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Vistara.

Tata Group is investing in Air India’s Bengaluru MRO facilities as Air India airlines merge.

SIAEC also provides line and base maintenance for Air India, as well as a 12-year Inventory Technical Management contract for the carrier’s Airbus A320s.

The carrier will enter longer-haul markets with Airbus A350s set to begin arriving in 2027.

All Nippon Airways and Air India will enter a codeshare agreement beginning May 23.

Air India will develop a connecting hub at BLR, which is reporting record passenger numbers for its just-completed financial year.

The Air India-Vistara merger may gain key approval soon, but uncertainty surrounds Go First and Jet Airways.

The merger has received almost all the approvals it needs from competition authorities; one of the last sign-offs required is from India’s National Company Law Tribunal

Workers from India’s largest aircraft engineering organization are planning a strike, which could potentially cause disruptions for Air India.