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GoI misses its disinvestment target
Government of India misses its disinvestment target as the plan to sell Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Air India and Container Corporation of India has not been succeeded. Highlights The Government had planned to sell 53.3% of BPCL, 31% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Fact Box: Alliance Air flags off Guwahati-Dimapur-Imphal flight under UDAN-RCS
Alliance Air has flagged-off its first flight operations between Guwahati in Assam to Dimapur (largest city of Nagaland) and Imphal (capital of Manipur), under the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN). This direct 50 minute-long flights ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Air India depicts ‘Ik Onkar’ on tail to mark Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
In a unique gesture to mark 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev (founder of Sikhism and the first of ten Sikh Gurus), Air India has painted Sikh religious symbol ‘Ik Onkar’ on the tail of one of its ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Air India: 1st airline in world to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft
Air India, the flag carrier airline of India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on an A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and MD of Air India flagged off the flight ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Air Indi becomes world’s first airline to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft
Air India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice-versa. Air ..
MP gets its 1st international flight with Air India’s Indore-Dubai service
Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh recently made it to international aviation map with national carrier Air India launching its flight service to Dubai from MP Airport. Air India Flight AI903 took wings from Indore’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Air India allows Hajj Pilgrims to carry Zamzam Water on Flight
Air India has allowed pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia after Haj to carry holy water from Zamzam within permissible baggage allowance. Baggage allowance on all Commercial flights operating out of Saudia Arabia is uniformly 40 kg for everyone. Special 5kg ..
Cabinet approves setting up of SPV for disinvestment of Air India
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for the creation of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and associated activities for the disinvestment of Air India and its subsidiaries/JV. Air India Assets Holding Ltd. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18
The Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18 was tabled in the Parliament. The Survey mapped the performance of the various central public sector units. The survey was undertaken by the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. Findings ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Government appoints Ashwani Lohani as New Chairman of Railway Board
The Union Government has appointed Ashwani Lohani as the new Chairman of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India. His appointment comes after A.K. Mital ..