Gandhinagar: Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, has become the first Indian bank to execute an aircraft financing transaction through its International Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT City IFSC. The deal was completed for AI Fleet Services Ltd (AIFS), the leasing arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Air India (a Tata Group Company). This marks a breakthrough in India’s aviation finance sector, traditionally dominated by multinational banks, and reinforces GIFT City’s...Read More

Ahmedabad: Air India today announced a number of additional frequencies on key routes as part of its Northern Summer schedule effective 30 March 2025: United Kingdom: Delhi-London Heathrow: Addition of 3x weekly flights, increasing from 21x to 24x weekly flights operated by a combination of Air India’ flagship A350-900 and upgraded B787-9 aircraft. Amritsar-Birmingham: Increasing from 3x to 4x weekly flights Amritsar-London Gatwick: Increasing from 3x to 4x weekly flights Ahm...Read More

Ahmedabad: An Air India flight arriving from London on Thursday morning was grounded at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport due to a technical glitch. This technical issue led to the cancellation of Air India’s Ahmedabad-London flight on Thursday, causing chaos at the airport. Passengers, initially informed of a delay, became agitated upon learning that the flight was canceled. The flight was later rescheduled to depart on Friday. Flight AI 171 was scheduled to depart f...Read More

Ahmedabad: Air India is set to increase its direct flight services between Ahmedabad and London by adding two more flights per week in its upcoming winter schedule. Beginning November 25, the airline will also operate direct flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Gatwick Airport in London on Mondays and Fridays, in addition to its current services on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This 9-hour, 40-minute flight takes off at around 13:10 hours and lands in London...Read More

Delhi: An alarming situation unfolded at the IGI airport in Delhi on Wednesday evening during the boarding of Air India's Delhi-Vadodara flight, as a crew member found a tissue paper bearing the word "bomb" in the aircraft's washroom, the police said today. After the tissue was discovered on Wednesday evening, authorities conducted a search of the flight. However, no suspicious items were found, and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff, clarified a police officer. While the aircraft was ready...Read More

Bhuj: Air India will be launching a direct daily service between Mumbai and Bhuj from 1st March 2024. Air India will be offering connection between the two cities to meet a long-standing demand of the local residents, said the company in a statement. Operated by an A320 family single-aisle aircraft, flight AI 601 will take off from Mumbai at 0705 hrs to arrive in Bhuj at 0820 hrs. The return flight AI602 will depart Bhuj at 0855 hrs to land in Mumbai at 1010 hrs. The new service will also offe...Read More

Mumbai: These photographs of Air India Express's brand new B737 MAX VT-BXD aircraft are viral for its trail that has a depiction inspired by Gujarat's Patola sari motif. The photographs were taken at Jaipur airport by an aviation enthusiast who tweeted them. However on proper viewing, it appears that the Patola motif has been depicted in grey color, while actually it's quite colorful and never in grey. Air India Express brand new B737 MAX VT-BXD spotted at @Jaipur_Airport featuring Patola ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Air India has acquired India’s first Airbus A350-900 aircraft through a finance lease transaction with HSBC. This is Air India’s first financing transaction from its record-setting orders for 470 aircraft. The transaction makes Air India the first scheduled carrier to have acquired an aircraft from an entity registered in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). Air India’s first A350-900 is also the first widebody aircraft to have been leased through India’s firs...Read More