Drunk woman threatens to blow up Mumbai-bound AirAsia flight

An AirAsia India flight was forced to return to the airport in Kolkata after a woman passenger claimed that she had explosives and threatened to blow up the aircraft mid-air but it turned out......

AI Express sacks 25 crew members, 85 flights cancelled

Air India Express on Thursday cancelled 85 flights or 23 percent of the total daily capacity as the cabin crew shortage continued for the third day while the Tata Group-owned airline issued......

AirAsia jet's black box found, says Indonesia

The tail of AirAsia QZ8501 passenger plane is seen on the deck of the Indonesian search and rescue  ship Crest Onyx after it was lifted from the sea bed, south of Pangkalan Bun, Central......

Air India Express cabin crew call off strike; no sacking of staffers

Air India Express cabin crew on Thursday decided to withdraw their strike and the airline agreed to reinstate 25 staff who were terminated from service, according to sources. IMAGE: Passengers......

The aviator: How Ratan Tata finally made his group fly

In a December 2012 interview, Ratan Tata, then preparing to step down as chairman of Tata Sons, expressed doubts about the Tata group re-entering the aviation sector, calling it a space plagued by......

Sunil Bhaskaran may pilot Air India's arm after AirAsia India merger

Sunil Bhaskaran, AirAsia India’s chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD), is the front-runner to head the low-cost carrier that will take birth after the merger of Air India......

Air India proposes to acquire AirAsia India

Tatas-owned Air India plans to acquire no-frills carrier AirAsia India and has sought approval from the Competition Commission for the proposed deal. Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters AirAsia India......

UDAN international plan under cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

Tata group-owned AirAsia India’s inability to get approval for international flights is hurting UDAN, the Indian government’s regional air connectivity project that also aims to link......