NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — Flight attendant Sheela Joshi is 5 feet, 4 inches and 148 pounds. Her employer, Air India, says she is too fat to fly. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: The keenly fought race for the top slot at Air India has entered the last lap. While current joint managing director Vishwapati Trivedi and the joint secretary in the finance ministry Arvind Mayaram are the strong contenders for the coveted post, the insiders in the race include AI’s functional directors Anup Srivastava and Amod Sharma. Read the rest of this entry »

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MANALI: With a promise to give a major boost to tourism in Himachal Pradesh, India’s national carrier, Indian Airlines on Sunday launched its Delhi-Kullu service. Read the rest of this entry »

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National carrier Air India is gearing up with a brand new image as part of its new communication plan following its mega merger with Indian Airlines. As part of the campaign, the airline will retain the well-loved Maharaja mascot, and will also develop a new signature tune, for which the airline is in talks with a leading music composer. During an interaction with Express Group staffers at the Idea Exchange programme held recently, V Thulasidas, chairman and managing director of the new merged entity Air India said, ”In addition to the advertising campaign, the airline plans to have a promotional theme which will be developed by a renowned musician.” The signature tune will be used in the internal communication system and even at the call centres. The tune will highlight the image of Air India after its formal merger with Indian Airlines. The tune, say sources can also be downloaded from their website. Air India’s website is also simultaneously being refurbished bringing together Air India and Indian Airlines, Thulasidas said. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: Air India and Indian continue to operate as two entities despite their recent merger, with separate reservation systems and codes. The merged entity, National Aviation Company (NACL), is handling operations under the banner of NACL-AI and NACL-I for the two businesses respectively. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI (AP) - Workers of state-owned Indian Airlines on Thursday called off their strike that grounded dozens of planes and stranded thousands of passengers at airports across the country, the civil aviation ministry said. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: Deccan Aviation Ltd and SpiceJet Ltd, India’s biggest budget carriers, said they gained passenger bookings as about 12,000 workers of Indian Airlines Ltd went on strike for a second day. Read the rest of this entry »

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State-owned carrier Indian Airlines has squeezed past rival Jet Airways to emerge as the largest airline in terms of market share in the country in May. The airline has cornered 23 per cent market share against 22.5 per cent recorded by the private Jet Airways (excluding Air Sahara). Read the rest of this entry »

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New Delhi, June 13: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today reviewed the flash strike by Unions of Indian Airlines Ltd and termed it as ‘illegal and unwarranted’, as negotiations and talks between the management; the union representatives and the Chief Labour Commissioner were at an advanced stage. The Government and the management of Indian Airlines have taken a very serious view of the situation. All steps including legal action are being considered. Read the rest of this entry »

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