Centre is aiming for 100% privatisation of Air India, says civil aviation minister

Hardeep Singh Puri said the government was open to the idea of lifting the cap on foreign direct investment in the aviation sector.

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· Aug 29, 2019 · 07:36 pm

Centre will go ahead with disinvestment of Air India, says civil aviation minister

Hardeep Singh Puri said ‘continued support from the government’ has improved the financial and operational performances of the state-run carrier.

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· Jun 27, 2019 · 10:05 pm

Prime Minister’s Office, president and other VVIPs owe Air India Rs 600 crore, says RTI

The national airline has been selling properties annually to raise money, but with limited success.

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· May 19, 2019 · 05:50 pm

Can Air India’s ‘Jai Hind’ diktat help the airline rise above its debts?

Cost-conscious passengers continue to shun the full-service Air India in favour of the no-frills airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet.

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· Mar 06, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Air India: Centre seeks Parliament approval to invest Rs 2,345 crore into carrier

The request for approval of an equity infusion comes after the proposed stake sale in the state-owned carrier failed.

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· Dec 20, 2018 · 07:46 pm

Air India’s ground handling firm to be sold to pay national carrier’s debt, says Centre

Air India Air Transport Services is the national carrier’s only profitable subsidiary.

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· Nov 28, 2018 · 03:08 pm

Air India: Revival plan for state-run carrier will be ready in weeks, says minister Jayant Sinha

The Centre has put aside the earlier disinvestment plan in light of the aviation industry’s conditions, the Union minister of state for civil aviation said.

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· Nov 20, 2018 · 02:47 pm

Air India: Discussions on bailout package at advanced stage, says minister Jayant Sinha

Sinha had earlier said the civil aviation ministry was working on a package to make Air India globally competitive after the proposed stake sale failed.

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· Sep 26, 2018 · 03:40 pm

Air India: Centre is committed to stake sale, but has no plans to exit completely, says Jayant Sinha

The minister of state for civil aviation said the present environment is not conducive to disinvestment.

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· Aug 02, 2018 · 08:49 am

Air India: Centre seeks Parliament’s approval to grant Rs 980 crore to ailing airline

The amount is part of the total gross additional expenditure of Rs 11,697.92 crore.

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· Jul 31, 2018 · 06:05 pm

Air India asks crew members to share hotel rooms as it tries to cut costs

From now on, the cabin crew will be put up at three-star and four-star hotels instead of expensive five-star ones.

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· Jun 18, 2018 · 01:56 pm

Air India seeks Rs 1,000 crore short-term loans to run daily operations, pay salaries

The airline has not paid its nearly 11,000 employees for the past three months.

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· Jun 08, 2018 · 04:58 pm