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Updated on: Apr 2026
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Air India recruited 5,700+ people in FY24, with 3,800+ flying crew
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Air India recruited 5,700+ people in FY24, with 3,800+ flying crew

According to PTI report, Air India hired over 5,700 employees, including 3,800+ flying crew, in the fiscal year ending March 31, as part of its five-year transformation plan to revive the airline’s fortunes. As part of expanding its presence, the carrier launched 16 new routes, including 11 international ones, in the last financial year. It […]

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SpiceJet announces steep salary hike for pilots ahead of Diwali
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SpiceJet announces steep salary hike for pilots ahead of Diwali

SpiceJet has announced a revised salary structure for its captains ahead of Diwali, in which the carrier increased their monthly remuneration by around 55 per cent to Rs700,000 for a total of 80 hours of flying. “Captains’ salaries revised to INR 7 lakh per month for 80 hours of flying. SpiceJet has been revising pilot […]

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After crew, IndiGo faces trouble as technicians takes mass leave
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After crew, IndiGo faces trouble as technicians takes mass leave

India’s largest passenger airline, IndiGo aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave in Hyderabad and Delhi to protest against their low salaries. Some technicians did not report for the night shift at Hyderabad on July 8. The company said that it is taking adequate measures and there were no delays or disruptions in flight schedules […]

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IndiGo crew took mass sick leave on Air India recruitment day
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IndiGo crew took mass sick leave on Air India recruitment day

Indigo‘s more than 50% of flights were delayed on Saturday. The delay was caused due to the sudden absence of a large number of IndiGo employees. The IndiGo crew members took mass Sick Leave on Air India recruitment day. TATA-owned Air India’s phase-2 recruitment drive was conducted on Saturday. The delays also happened on the […]

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Govt should not give clearance to newly appointed Air India CEO Ilker Ayci
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Govt should not give clearance to newly appointed Air India CEO Ilker Ayci

RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch Friday said the government should not give clearance to the appointment of Ilker Ayci as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India “keeping in view national security”. SJM’s co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan said the government is “already sensitive” to the issue and has taken up the matter “very seriously”. […]

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IndiGo appoints co-founder Rahul Bhatia as Managing Director
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IndiGo appoints co-founder Rahul Bhatia as Managing Director

InterGlobe Aviation-run IndiGo has appointed its co-founder and promoter Rahul Bhatia as the company’s managing director with immediate effect. According to the company statement, The board of directors, during its meeting on Friday, unanimously approved the appointment of Bhatia as the managing director with immediate effect, subject to the approval of the shareholders. Bhatia said […]

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Tata Group onboards Air India
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Tata Group onboards Air India

On January 27, the Tata group announced the completion of the transaction for the purchase of Air India from the Government of India. The Tata group takes over management and control of the airline, starting yesterday. The transaction covers three entities – Air India, Air India Express, and AI SATS. Air India is India’s flag […]

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Air India appoints Vikram Dev Dutt as Chairman & Managing Director
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Air India appoints Vikram Dev Dutt as Chairman & Managing Director

Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of Air India Ltd as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, is at present Principal Secretary (Tourism) in Delhi government. He has […]

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