Air India sold to Tata for $2.4 billion

Government of India has sold the public carrier Air India to business conglomerate Tata. Tata Sons Pvt. won the final bid against Spice Jet and the deal was for 18,000 crore rupees ($2.4 billion). It was Tata that originally launched Air India in 1932. JRD Tata, who was India’s first licensed pilot founded Air India … Read more

India extends ban on scheduled commercial passenger flights till September 30

India has extended the ban on scheduled International commercial passenger service flights to and from India till September 30, 2021. India first issued the circular regarding this on May 26, 2020 and the Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today confirmed the extension of ban in a written statement on Twitter. The … Read more