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Air India Delhi-Mumbai flight suffers mid-air engine shutdown

A Mumbai-bound Air India's Boeing 777 aircraft made an emergency landing in the national capital in less than one hour after taking off due to right engine shutdown on Monday morning, according to......

Air India to resume flights to Shanghai from Feb 2026

Air India announced the resumption of its non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai (PVG), effective from February 1, 2026, marking Air India's return to mainland China after nearly six years, an......

Anoushka Shankar 'devastated' after sitar damaged on Air India flight

A "devastated and truly disturbed" Anoushka Shankar has said her sitar was damaged on an Air India flight, telling the airline in a social media post that "you're the country this music belongs to"......

Pilot not blamed for Air India crash: Govt tells SC

The Air India pilot has not been blamed in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board's (AAIB's) preliminary report into the June 12 plane crash that claimed 260 lives, the Centre told the Supreme......

Air India grounds engineer as A320 flights operated without valid papers

Air India has grounded an aircraft maintenance engineer and has also set up a committee to decide on possible action against some pilots who were involved in operating an Airbus A320 neo plane......

Air India is a responsibility not just a biz opportunity: Tata's Chandra

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Saturday said Air India, which is undergoing a transformation, is not just a business opportunity but a "responsibility" for the Tata Group. Photograph via......

Air India expects to induct 26 new planes in 2026: CEO Campbell Wilson

Air India Group expects to induct 26 wide-body and narrow-body planes, and operate 81 per cent of its international flights with upgraded aircraft by the end of 2026, while overall capacity will......

Air India expands codeshare deal with Air Mauritius

Air India and Air Mauritius on Monday announced expanding their codeshare partnership that will provide enhanced connectivity for India with South Africa, Reunion and Madagascar through Mauritius.......

When One Airline -- Indigo -- Rules the Air

India's duopoly in the domestic skies -- where IndiGo and Air India collectively control over 90 per cent of the market -- is highly skewed, leaving very little room for new players. IMAGE:......

Air India may help India become international transit hub

Consider this: despite a traffic of over 130 million passengers flying international-to-international (I2I) routes per annum over India, only one-sixth of the long-haul traffic (26 million)......

'Shocked And Speechless At Air India Crash'

IMAGE: Fire-fighting operations underway at the site of the air crash in Ahmedabad. Photograph: ANI/X Akshay Kumar, Sunny Deol and Riteish Deshmukh expressed shock and offered prayers for the......

'Worst airline experience': Siraj slams Air India

'I really would not advise anyone to take this flight if they can't take a stand.' IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj expressed anguish over his flight's departure, which was supposed to take off at 7.25 pm......

Lakshita-Sharvan win National Air Pistol mixed team gold

IMAGE: Haryana's Samrat Rana, the Army's Lakshita Bishnoi and Sharvan Kumar, and Rajasthan's Anjali Shekhawat and Amit Sharma along with Rajiv Bhatia, NRAI secretary and Ritu Raj, RTS Officer,......

Anuya, Pranjali Fire India to Air Pistol 1-2 at Deaflympics

In men's 10m air pistol, Abhinav Deshwal, who equalled the Qualification World Record, won silver to take India's medal tally in shooting to seven after two days of competition. IMAGE: Anuya......

Lord's mourns Air India crash victims with silence

IMAGE: The Australian and South African players observe a moment of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash, at Lord's on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters A......

Deaflympics: India's air rifle mixed teams win gold, bronze

IMAGE: Dhanush Srikanth and Mahit Sandhu clinched gold by overcoming the South Korean duo of Jeon Dain and Kim Woorim. Photograph: NRAI/Instagram Indian shooters continued their domination at the......