India’s youngest cabinet minister, 37-year-old Ram Mohan Naidu, pledges to reshape the civil aviation landscape dominated by IndiGo (6E) and Air India (AI).
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Tourism Australia and Air India have signed a three-year marketing agreement to boost Indian visitor arrivals to Australia.
In recent years, the trend of privatizing flag carriers has gained traction across the Indian subcontinent. Air India (AI), Pakistan International Airlines (PK), and Sri Lankan Airlines (UL) have each experienced government-driven efforts toward privatization, though with varying degrees of success.
Tata-owned Air India Group has successfully completed the merger of Air India (AI) and Vistara (UK) to form the only full-service carrier in India.
Tata Group will benefit from the Air India (AI) and Vistara (UK) merger that will begin with Vistara’s last flight today (November 11, 2024).
Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) announced it will stop providing halal certified non-vegetarian meals for Hindu and Sikh passengers.
Today (November 11, 2024) is the last for Vistara Airline’s (UK) independent operation, from midnight Air India (AI) will take over the Vistara and will be the only full-service in the country.
Vistara Airlines engineering staff which includes engineers, technicians and helpers are getting less salary compared to Air India staff.
From November 12, 2024, there will be no Vistara, as it merges with Air India to form a bigger and only full-service entity in the country.
Tata Group’s airlines, which now have Air India (AI) and Air India Express (IX), have begun optimizing their networks under a strategic model aimed at defining distinct roles for each carrier.