The Tata Group-owned airline, grappling with disruptions following the fatal plane crash on June 12 in Ahmedabad, said the objective of reducing flights on 18 international routes is to restore schedule stability and minimise last-minute inconvenience to passengers.
Cumulative losses after Dreamliner launch stand at Rs 80 crore.
Singapore's competition regulator CCCS on Tuesday said it has given conditional approval for the proposed merger of Air India and Vistara, more than a year after the announcement of the deal. This was one of the key approvals required for the transaction. The merger of Vistara with Air India under a deal, wherein Singapore Airlines will acquire a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, was announced in November 2022. Vistara is a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata Group.
The change in schedule will come into effect from May 16
Infighting among pilots might impact Air India's 787 flights
Air India postpones plan to put new long-haul aircraft on Australia route.
To reduce those not even meeting variable costs to 19% of network by March, from 38% five months ago.
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With the launch of these services, Air India would become the first airline to operate the new Boeing-787 Dreamliner to the Australian continent, a spokesperson said.
Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Vistara also operated all women crew flights, though on their domestic network.
Air India is planning to tweak its daily service to Australia, to cut losses.
The CMD's focus on raising employee morale and cutting costs is paying off. The airline's operating losses have shrunk and earnings are looking up
It is imperative that the government first decides who should assume ownership of running Air India.
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