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  Mumbai multi-millionaire becomes first person to be put on no-fly list for hijack scare

  India | May 20, 2018 13:20 IST

  Under the revised civil aviation requirement (CAR), a passenger can be considered to be placed under three categories of unruly behaviour, with category three bearing the harshest punishment.

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  Niti Aayog recommends sale of Air India; govt says 'all options open'

  May 31, 2017 7:17 IST

  Niti Aayog has recommended strategic disinvestment of Air India and a debt write-off of Rs 30,000 cr.

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  Govt intervenes, Air India revokes flight ban on Ravindra Gaikwad

  India | April 07, 2017 16:59 IST

  Nearly two weeks after barring Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad from flying after he assaulted the national carrier’s staffer, Air India today revoked the ban imposed on him with immediate effect.

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  I carry matchbox to a plane: Aviation Minister stirs controversy

  April 07, 2015 16:56 IST

  New Delhi: Ashok Gajapati Raju on Tuesday sparked a controversy by admitting that he carried match boxes in airplanes, without them being confiscated, after he became the Union Civil Aviation Minister."Once I became a minister

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  Air India hires retired airhostesses aged 58-60 years

  February 23, 2015 14:34 IST

   New Delhi: In a surprising move, Air India is re-hiring its retired airhostesses aged 58-60 to overcome the shortage of crew.The most interesting part is that the cash-strapped national carrier is reportedly paying them handsomely,

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  Airport privatisation: AAI employees to strike work on Mar 11

  February 16, 2015 20:12 IST

  New Delhi: Employees union of state-run airports today called an all-India strike on March 11 to protest against the Government's move to hand over airports, in which it has already invested Rs 5,000 crore public

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  Aviation secretary monitors day to day operations of Air India

  February 10, 2015 17:31 IST

  New Delhi: To bring Air India out of crisis and improve its on-time performance (OTP), Aviation secretary V Somasundaram has started convening daily review meeting. The officials are asked to explain the reasons for flight

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  Aviation Ministry convenes meeting of recognised AI unions

  May 17, 2012 13:26 IST

  New Delhi, May 17: With no end in sight to the pilots' strike that entered 10th day today, the Civil Aviation Ministry has convened a meeting of all recognised trade unions of Air India next

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  Aviation Ministry Seeks Uninterrupted Fuel Supply For Air India

  August 14, 2011 12:00 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 14:  Coming to the aid of Air India, the Civil Aviation Ministry has sought uninterrupted supply of jet fuel to the cash-strapped carrier, saying steps were being taken to ensure regular payments