Air India makes another voluntary retirement offer for staff

Air India makes another voluntary retirement offer for staff

Image for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Air India on March 17 made a voluntary retirement offer for its non-flying staff, the second such offer by the Tata Group after taking control of the loss-making airline in January last year. The latest offer will be available for permanent general cadre officers who have […]

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London-Mumbai Air India flight passenger handed over to cops for smoking in aircraft lavatory, unruly behaviour

London-Mumbai Air India flight passenger handed over to cops for smoking in aircraft lavatory, unruly behaviour

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A passenger on board an Air India flight to Mumbai from London was handed over to security personnel for allegedly smoking in the lavatory and unruly behaviour, the airline said on March 12. The incident, which took place on March 10, has been reported to the […]

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London-Mumbai Air India flight passenger handed over to cops for smoking in aircraft lavatory, unruly behaviour

Air India passenger held for ‘unruly behaviour’ on flight

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A passenger on board an Air India flight to Mumbai from London was handed over to security personnel for allegedly smoking in the lavatory and unruly behaviour, the airline said on March 12. The incident, which took place on March 10, has been reported to the […]

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Air India says 15% of its total 1,825 pilots are female pilots

Air India says 15% of its total 1,825 pilots are female pilots

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson. File | Photo Credit: AP Air India on March 8 said 15% of its 1,825 pilots are women pilots, making it an airline with the largest number of female pilots. To mark International Women’s Day, the Tata Group-owned Air India, along with Air India Express and AirAsia India, has scheduled […]

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Air India to hire 900 pilots and 4,200 cabin crew in 2023

Air India to hire 900 pilots and 4,200 cabin crew in 2023

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Air India plans to hire more than 4,200 cabin crew and 900 pilots this year as the Tata Group-owned airline expands its fleet and operations. The announcement comes close on the heels of the carrier placing an order to buy 470 aircraft from Boeing and […]

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Vistara raises salaries of pilots, cabin crew by 8%

Vistara raises salaries of pilots, cabin crew by 8%

Image used for representational purpose | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Full service carrier Vistara will increase salaries of its pilots and cabin crew by up to 8% from April amid deployment of higher capacities to meet rising travel demand, according to a source. The source also claimed that some 30 pilots had quit the airline […]

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Air India nears historic order for up to 500 jets: sources

Air India nears historic order for up to 500 jets: sources

Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Air India is close to placing landmark orders for as many as 500 jetliners worth tens of billions of dollars from both Airbus and Boeing as it carves out an ambitious renaissance under the Tata Group conglomerate, industry sources said on December 11. The orders include […]

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Gadkari pitches for investments from Tata Group in Nagpur

Gadkari pitches for investments from Tata Group in Nagpur

Nitin Gadkari, in a letter to Tata Sons chariman, says group companies engaged in businesses like steel, auto, consumer products, IT services and aviation can choose to invest in Nagpur Nitin Gadkari, in a letter to Tata Sons chariman, says group companies engaged in businesses like steel, auto, consumer products, IT services and aviation can […]

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Singapore Airlines in talks with Tatas on Vistara, AI merger

Singapore Airlines in talks with Tatas on Vistara, AI merger

Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Thursday informed the Singapore Exchange that it was holding discussions with Tata Sons for the merger of Vistara and Air India. Vistara is a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons in which the former owns 49% stake and the latter 51%. “SIA is currently in confidential discussions with Tata […]

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Tata Group to merge seven metal companies into Tata Steel

Tata Group to merge seven metal companies into Tata Steel

Explaining the rationale behind the merger scheme, Tata Steel said the resources of the merged entities can be pooled to unlock the opportunity for creating shareholder value. Explaining the rationale behind the merger scheme, Tata Steel said the resources of the merged entities can be pooled to unlock the opportunity for creating shareholder value. “Tata […]

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