Complain to Scindia over DGCA's decision to suspend pilot's licence in Air India peeing incident
Jan 26, 2023, at 07:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Federation of Indian Pilots on Wednesday approached Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, alleging Directorate General of Civil Aviation using its power indiscriminately in cancelling the licence of pilots, media reports said.
Shankar Mishra moves court seeking bail in Air India case
Jan 26, 2023, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Shankar Mishra, the man who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger on a New York-Delhi Air India flight, moved a Delhi court on Wednesday, seeking bail, a media report said.
Peegate: DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India, suspends pilot's licence for 3 months
Jan 21, 2023, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation Friday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India and suspended the licence of the pilot-in-charge of its New York-Delhi flight on which a man peed on an elderly female co-passenger, media reports said.
Passenger opens emergency exit of IndiGo flight, DGCA orders probe
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:44 am
New Delhi: A passenger on an IndiGo, Chennai-Tiruchirappalli flight opened the emergency exit on December 10 last year, DGCA said in a communication on Tuesday, adding that it has taken due note of the incident and ordered a probe into it, media reported.
Jan 15, 2023, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Air India peegate victim has rubbished accused Shankar Mishra’s claim that she peed on herself and called it "completely false and concocted", media reported.
'Woman peed on herself': Air India urination accused Shankar Mishra's new shocker in Delhi court
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a shocking claim, the Mumbai man, who urinated on an elderly woman on an Air India flight seven weeks ago in an incident that triggered nationwide outrage, has told a Delhi court Friday that he did not do so and that it was his co-passenger who urinated on herself.
Jan 12, 2023, at 02:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai-based businessman Shankar Mishra, the man who urinated on an elderly woman on an Air India flight, has been denied bail by a Delhi court.
Pee-Gate: DGCA sends fresh notice to Air India over 2 unruly passengers onboard Paris-Delhi flight
Jan 10, 2023, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Air India, which is of late dominating headlines after a drunken passenger was caught urinating on a co-passenger on a flight from New York to New Delhi, has been sent another show cause notice for incidents in a flight between Paris and Delhi.
Delhi court sends person arrested in Air India Urination case to 14 day judicial custody
Jan 09, 2023, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: A Delhi Court after a hearing ordered a 14 day judicial custody to accused Shankar Mishra on the allegations of urinating on a woman passenger in Air India flight between New York and Delhi.
'We fell short': Tata Sons chairman expresses 'personal anguish' on Air India 'peeing' incident
Jan 08, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Sunday expressed “personal anguish” to the Air India “urination” incident, where a drunk man, Shankar Mishra, allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger.
Air India urination incident: Pilot, four cabin crew members grounded
Jan 07, 2023, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi: Air India has issued show cause notice and de-rostered a pilot and four cabin crew members pending investigation into the alleged urination incident which took place in the former national carrier.
Man, who peed on female co-passenger on Air India flight, arrested
Jan 07, 2023, at 05:25 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Mumbai man, who peed on a female co-passenger on an Air India flight allegedly being drunk, was arrested by the Delhi Police from Bengaluru late on Friday night., media reports said.
Jan 07, 2023, at 03:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai businessman Shankar Mishra, wanted by the police for urinating on an elderly woman on an Air India flight in November, Friday cited the woman's WhatsApp messages to claim that she had "condoned the alleged act" and had shown no intention to file a complaint.
Mumbai man who urinated on female co-passenger on Air India flight sacked by his company
Jan 07, 2023, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Mumbai man, who peed on an elderly female co-passenger on an Air India flight, has been sacked by his company Wells Fargo, where he worked as vice-president, media reports said.
Jan 07, 2023, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Friday ordered that airline staff will face action if they fail to act against passengers who are unruly or behave inappropriately.
'Devoid of empathy': DGCA slams Air India over 'Pee-Gate'
Jan 06, 2023, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has strongly disapproved of Air India's handling of a Mumbai man urinating on a woman passenger on a flight last year and walking away without facing action, calling the airline's conduct as "unprofessional" that led to "systemic failure".
Delhi Police files FIR against man who urinated on woman passenger on Air India flight
Jan 05, 2023, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The man, who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman while travelling in an Air India flight, lives in Mumbai and will be arrested soon, Delhi Police said on Thursday, media reported.
Aug 14, 2022, at 08:36 pm
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, Sanjiv Kapoor, who recently travelled on an Air India flight, shared his experience and added that he would discuss the takeaways with the staff of his airline which would resume operations soon, after remaining grounded for nearly three years.
Airlines operated over 3 lakh Vande Bharat flights, carried 3.15 cr passengers: Centre
Apr 20, 2022, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi: Domestic airlines such as Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet together carried 3.15 crore passengers under Vande Bharat Mission launched after Covid pandemic hit the world in early 2020 forcing suspension of regular international flights.
Air India cancels flight from Delhi to Moscow amid Russia-Ukraine war: Reports
Apr 07, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian airline Air India has cancelled its twice-a-week flight from the national capital Delhi to Moscow amid the war between Russia and Ukraine, various media reports said.
Ilker Ayci declines Air India top job offer, confirms Tata Sons
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi: Former Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci, who had recently been appointed by Tata Sons to lead Air India as CEO & MD, has declined the offer.
Flight carrying 219 Indians from war-torn Ukraine lands in Mumbai
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:06 am
India today evacuated 219 Indian citizens stranded in conflict-wracked Ukraine from neighbouring Romania as the Ukraine's airspace has been close for civil aircraft operations.
Flight with 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine lands in Mumbai from Romania
Feb 27, 2022, at 01:46 am
A flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from conflict-wracked Ukraine lands in Mumbai.
Russia-Ukraine war: Air India flight to Kyiv recalled as airspace closes for civilian flights
Feb 24, 2022, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Air India special flight headed to Kyiv to bring back stranded students has been recalled as Ukraine closed airspace for civilian flights in the wake of Russia's announcement of military action in the crisis-hit country.
Feb 22, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Male: Air India's flight AI-267 received a water cannon welcome as it landed in Male city on Monday to mark 46 years of air service between India and Maldives.
Tata Group officially takes over Air India
Jan 27, 2022, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the official handover of Air India, media reports said.
5G issue: Air India cancels flights to US
Jan 19, 2022, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi/Washington/UNI: Several international airlines, including Air India, have cancelled flights to the US from Wednesday over uncertainty on interference between new 5G mobile phone service and critical airplane technologies.
Air India pilot unions threaten industrial action from Dec 1 over pay cut and unmet demands
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:30 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Around 1,000 pilots of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) have threatened “industrial action” from December 1 if the “illegal pay cut of 55 percent” and “plethora of longstanding disinvestment issues” are not addressed within three days by Air India, media reports said.
Curious case of promotion in Air India just before its sale announcement
Nov 24, 2021, at 04:00 am
New Delhi/UNI: Days before the government announced sale of state-carrier Air India to Tatas, the Civil Aviation Ministry issued an order, barring promotions in the bleeding airline.
Major indigenous project for 6 powerful 'eyes in the sky' AWACS gets govt approval
Sep 10, 2021, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India will have more powerful "eyes in the sky" to look deep into the territory of the enemy by inducting six state-of-the-art airborne warning and control aircrafts.