Air India privatisation unlikely to conclude this fiscal
NEW DELHI: Privatisation of Air India may spill into next fiscal year as the divestment process is unlikely to conclude in the remaining a little over three months of 2020-21, an official said. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group and US-based fund Interups Inc were among “multiple” entities that put in preliminary bids last week for buying […]
Disqualify Tata Sons from Air India bid: Subramanian Swamy
NEW DELHI: BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has said that Tata Sons or any of its partners should be disqualified from bidding for national carrier Air India. Swamy has written to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on this. “In public interest and in the interest of justice, Tata Sons and/or with any other […]
Kanti Commercials and consortium puts in EoI for Air India
NEW DELHI: Kanti Commercials, followed by Fragment Nivesh and Enormous Nivesh are the top three companies that are leading a consortium, which put an EoI for Air India. “We are very much eligible to bid for the disinvestment programme of Air India and have expertise in turning around sick industrial enterprises into profitable ones, said […]
Tata Sons among multiple bidders to buy national carrier Air India
NEW DELHI: Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group was among “multiple” entities that on Monday put in preliminary bids for buying the government’s stake in loss-making carrier Air India. “Multiple expressions of interest have been received for strategic disinvestment of Air India. The Transaction will now move to the second stage,” Department of Investment and Public Asset […]
Air India’s direct Hyderabad-Chicago flight from January 15
NEW DELHI: Hyderabad is all set to get a non-stop connectivity with the United States as Air India will launch its direct flight from the city to Chicago from January 15. The national carrier will operate the flight bi-weekly, GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport announced on Wednesday. The airline will operate Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with a […]
Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates Air India One flight
NEW DELHI: President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday boarded the Air India One — B777 aircraft — on its inaugural flight to Chennai. “The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind boarded the Air India One – B777 aircraft for inaugural flight to Chennai today (November 24, 2020). He is visiting Tirupati, Andhra […]
Air India to raise Rs 6,150 crore in short term loan for aircraft refinancing
NEW DELHI: Air India is raising Rs 6150 crore in short-term loans to refinance foreign currency bridge loans taken to buy seven Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft. Air India is looking to repay its aircraft debt towards six Boeing 787 Dreamliners and one Boeing 777, Aviators Buzz reported. Air India has floated a bid document […]
Air India to commence flights from Amritsar to Nanded
NEW DELHI: National passenger carrier Air India said on Tuesday that it will introduce regular flights from Amritsar to Nanded in Maharashtra from November 10. According to the airline, the service will be operated on its A320Neo aircraft on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. “This flight will fulfil the long standing demand of pilgrims, non-resident […]
Modi government to invite Air India bids based on enterprise value
NEW DELHI: In an aggressive push to off-load its stake in the national carrier, the Narendra Modi government (Centre) has decided to invite bids for Air India based on the company’s enterprise value. Notably, the change in criteria will allow for the bidding to take place on the current value of the assets and other […]
Air India Express’s FY20 net profit climbs to Rs 412.77 crore
NEW DELHI: Air India’s low-cost international subsidiary Air India Express on Wednesday reported its highest-ever net profit, at Rs 412.77 crore for the financial year 2019-20. The airline had reported a net profit of Rs 169 crore in 2018-19. The airline which started its commercial operations in April 2005, has been reporting net profit continuously […]
Alliance Air makes first operating profit since inception
NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India’s wholly-owned subsidiary Alliance Air on Thursday reported an operating profit of Rs 65.09 crore in FY20. This is the first time the airline has earned operating profit since its inception in 1996. In financial parlance, operating profit constitutes total income earned from operations before taxes and interest liabilities. In […]
Air India facing a very challenging financial situation: Hardeep Puri
NEW DELHI: India’s Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri has called Air India’s leave without pay (LWP) scheme a “win-win for employees and management”, and pointed out that Air India has not laid off a single employee even as international and domestic carriers have resorted to cost cutting through layoffs. In a letter to Rajya Sabha […]
Air India to resume service to Mumbai
NEW DELHI: Air India would resume direct flights on the Mumbai-Mangaluru-Mumbai sector from October 12, the airline said. Months after the suspension of the service due to the pandemic, the airline is to operate flights four days a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight would leave Mumbai at 10.15 am and arrive […]
Air India employees receiving Provident Fund dues within 30-60 days
NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India has clarified that it had already deposited the TDS and the Provident Fund (PF) dues for superannuated employees which are being released within 30-60 days. There have been reports that Air India has defaulted on the deposit of TDS and PF dues since January this year. Responding to IANS […]
No buyers for Air India may mean divestment to be put off
NEW DELHI: Air India is not finding any takers and the privatisation may be put off by three years, delivering a blow to the efforts to divest the national carrier. It seems that due to the turbulence caused in the aviation sector by the Covid 19 pandemic, airlines are already struggling and in that scenario, […]
Air India not to go ahead with recruitment exercise of trainee pilots
NEW DELHI: Air India has decided not to go ahead with the recruitment exercise of trainee pilots due to the bleak scenario in the aviation industry and the critical financial condition of the company. Responding to queries from IANS, Air India said in a statement that it had issued an advertisement in September, 2017 inviting […]