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Air India Flight Drops 900 Feet After Takeoff From Delhi; Pilots Grounded as DGCA Launches Probe

01 Jul 2025

An Air India flight bound for Vienna dropped 900 feet mid-air shortly after taking off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on June 14, prompting a serious safety probe by India’s aviation regulator. The airline confirmed that it has off-rostered the pilots involved in the incident pending the outcome...

Air India Tokyo-Delhi Flight Diverted to Kolkata After Cabin Overheats Mid-Air

30 Jun 2025

An Air India flight from Tokyo to Delhi was diverted to Kolkata on Saturday, following a cabin temperature irregularity which left the crew taking safety precautions, according to a statement by the airline. Boeing 787 Crew of Air India Reports 'Persistent Warm Temperature' The flight, AI357, was being flown by...

Air India Venture Fires 4 Senior Employees After Office Party Video Sparks Outrage

28 Jun 2025

Air India ground handling partner AISATS requested the resignation of four senior staff members after one of their workplace party videos went viral on social media. The party, as per reports, was hosted only days after the Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed, killing 259 individuals...

Audit of Air India HQ put off

25 Jun 2025

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has postponed the plan to con- duct the audit at Air India headquarters for a week in the wake of the Middle-East crisis, according to sources in the know of the development. A 10-member DGCA team was all set to begin the audit...

Passengers, Crew Fall Ill on Air India Flight; Food Poisoning Suspected

24 Jun 2025

An Air India flight from London to Mumbai turned into a health scare when several people fell ill mid-air. The flight, AI-130, was flying at 35,000 feet when five passengers and two crew members began to feel dizzy and nauseous. The airline confirmed the incident and said it is investigating...

Air India Halts Flights to Middle East, Europe & US East Coast Amid Escalating Crisis

24 Jun 2025

As tensions mount in the Middle East following Iran's attack on a US airbase in Qatar, Air India on Tuesday said it is suspending all flight operations across the Middle East, as well as on the east coast of North America and Europe, until further notice. Air India Reroutes Flights...

Air India Faces DGCA Action, License at Risk Amid Crew Scheduling Lapses

23 Jun 2025

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a stern notice to Air India, which could have its operator's license suspended or canceled due to "repeated and serious infringements" of pilot duty rostering regulations. This follows the aviation regulator's instruction the instant remove three senior officers from their positions...

Air India Boeing 787 Door Makes Scary Noise Mid-Flight, Flight Lands Safely

21 Jun 2025

Passengers on the Hong Kong to Delhi Air India flight AI-314 had a mid-air scare on June 1, when a door on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner started shaking and producing hissing and growling noises about an hour into flight time. The noise was temporarily sealed by the crew using paper...

Why DGCA Ordered Air India to Remove 3 Officials Over Compliance Failures

21 Jun 2025

In a significant disciplinary move, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed Air India to remove three key officials from all responsibilities related to crew scheduling and rostering. This action follows serious operational violations discovered during a system audit post the airline's transition to a new crew management...

Air India Hyderabad-Mumbai Flight Cancelled Due to Technical Glitch

21 Jun 2025

An Air India flight from Hyderabad to Mumbai, which had 92 passengers on board, was grounded and subsequently cancelled on Friday because of a technical fault, news agency PTI reported, quoting airport sources. Fault Detected After Boarding; Passengers Deplaned The technical fault was noticed when passengers were already on board...

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