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After inspections by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aircraft, also first line fit Dreamliner to be taken by Air India after privatisation in January 2022, is expected to arrive in India in the next few days. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
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Air India takes delivery of its first line fit Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in over eight years| Business News

Tata Group-owned Air India has taken delivery of the first line fit Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which is also the first Dreamliner to join the airline’s…

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FILE PHOTO: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson (REUTERS)
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Tata Group starts hunt for Campbell Wilson’s Air India successor| Business News

NEW DELHI: Tata Group has begun identifying a successor to Air India chief executive Campbell Wilson, whose contract is set to expire next year, according to…

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Campbell Wilson took over as Air India CEO in July 2022 after a 26-year career at Singapore Airlines. (PTI)
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Air India said to be scouting for new CEO to replace Campbell Wilson| Business News

The board of Air India Ltd. is scouting for a new chief executive officer to replace Campbell Wilson, two people with direct knowledge of the…

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Air India is yet to comment on the DGCA notice sent on December 29. (REUTERS FILE PHOTO)
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DGCA notice to Air India for operating Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner despite snags| Business News

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice to Air India, flagging safety concerns regarding the operation of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner…

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IndiGo has a 65% market share in India's aviation market. (HT)
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IndiGo’s flight to a monopoly, explained| Business News

That the Competition Commission of India has announced an investigation into IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations was par for the course. Sure, the CCI hasn’t specified…

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In the first week of December, IndiGo cancelled about 4,500 flights due to poor pilot roster planning. (Reuters)
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IndiGo share price in focus as it faces CCI probe after mass flight cancellations| Business News

Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. are in focus today after the Competition Commission of India said it was reviewing allegations of anti-trust violations by IndiGo…

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IndiGo has emerged as India's No.1 international airline because Air India has reduced its international flights following the plane crash in Ahmedabad in June 2025. (HT)
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IndiGo emerges India’s largest international airline amid flight crisis at home| Business News

IndiGo has emerged as India’s largest international airline in terms of air traffic amid a flights crisis that’s scuppered its domestic operations. IndiGo has emerged…

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A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru amid cancellations by India's largest airline. (AFP)
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View | First Air India, now IndiGo — India’s aviation crisis is all about ‘too big to tame’

India’s latest aviation fiasco—about 3,000 flights cancelled since last week—has exposed the ill effects of leaving two-thirds of a fast-growing market in the hands of…

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When Air India launched its ambitious Vihaan.AI transformational plan, it aimed to have a market share of 30% as a group within five years. (Reuters)
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Air India is now a smaller airline, a year after Vistara merger| Business News

Today marks a year since Vistara, the Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) joint venture, merged with Air India. Much has happened since then, including a deadly crash…

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Air India's expanded aircraft order marks an acceleration of its turnaround under Tata Group. (HT)
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Air India in talks with Airbus, Boeing to expand aircraft order to 300 planes| Business News

Air India Ltd. is in talks with Airbus SA and Boeing Co. expand its aircraft order from last year to up to 300 planes, people…

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