Preliminary analysis from Airbus, published on Friday, Aug. 14, found that Air India flight AI2379 lost key flight controls during its Aug. 4 journey. The Airbus A320 reportedly dropped 300 feet in a few seconds due to a hydraulic failure, injuring 24 passengers. The analysis will continue as part of a joint investigation between Airbus […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack20 Aug
During my Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I had a very long layover at Delhi Airport (DEL), prior to my Air India 777 first class flight. This allowed me to check out several lounges, including the new Air India Maharaja Lounge, which opened in early 2026.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig20 Aug
During my Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I had a very long layover at Delhi Airport (DEL), prior to my Air India 777 first class flight. This allowed me to check out several lounges, including the new Air India Maharaja Lounge, which opened in early 2026.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig20 Aug
The very long one-stop services remain, but things are slowly changing. See more here!
Air India announced it will replace all scheduled flights to and from Visakhapatnam International Airport (VTZ) with the new Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (VTZ), also known as Bhogapuram Airport, in Andhra Pradesh, starting Aug. 17, the new airport’s operational debut. Both airports share the code VTZ because Bhogapuram is taking it over from Visakhapatnam, […]
Travel Radar•Takey Elbarky19 Aug
Campbell Wilson’s Air India record will inevitably follow him into the Air New Zealand boardroom.
Skift Airlines•Peden Doma Bhutia19 Aug
Duringmy Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I had a very long layover at Delhi Airport (DEL), prior to my Air India 777 first class flight. This allowed me to check out several lounges.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig18 AugAviationNews – Two more Air India pilots have returned non-negative results in preliminary psychoactive substance screenings, following expanded mandatory testing implemented after a severe mid-air...
Air India Express has introduced a specially curated Onasadya meal for guests travelling on international flights connecting Kerala and destinations across West Asia during the Onam season. The special festive meal was launched in Thiruvananthapuram by P. C. Vishnunadh, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Cinema, Government of Kerala, in the presence of Sunil Suresh, Head-Marketing, E-commerce, and Loyalty, Air India group.
Effective August 17th, Air India’s flights operating to and from Visakhapatnam International Airport will operate from the new Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, at Bhogapuram, with the same airport code...
Airbus ordered hydraulic and sensor checks after sensors were removed and wiring inspections were flagged for VT-EXO.
The aircraft suddenly dropped 300 feet, injuring 24 people.
AirlineGeeks•Zach Vasile15 Aug
On the 4th of August 2026, Air India flight AI2379 was en route from Phuket to Delhi when the aircraft suddenly and unexpectedly descended (“suddenly plunged”) 300 feet, resulting in multiple injuries. It isn’t completely clear what happened but the best source for the basic details seems to be covered by The Hindu reporting and Firstpost’s…
Preliminary Airbus analysis found that all three hydraulic systems lost pressure in quick succession during a 300-foot altitude loss
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier14 AugThe captain of an Air India flight that suffered a 300-foot loss in altitude whilst travelling to Delhi on Aug. 4 is facing investigation after his mandatory psychoactive screening test returned a non-negative result. A non-negative result means the sample has been flagged for potentially containing a substance but is not necessarily a confirmed positive […]
Travel Radar•Olivia Jarvis13 Aug
N Chandrasekaran’s departure introduces a leadership transition at Tata Sons at a time when Air India is reporting its largest losses since the Tata acquisition and has just appointed a new CEO.
Skift Airlines•Peden Doma Bhutia12 Aug
Last week, an Air India flight made headlines, after it suddenly dropped 300 feet while at cruising altitude, injuring over a dozen people onboard. While it’s of course awful to see injuries, initially one wondered if the plane just hit clear air turbulence, or what.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug
Bigger widebodies and extra frequencies reshape the Delhi-Melbourne link with daily 777 service and added 787 flights.
Within the space of a few weeks, India’s two largest airlines have handed their top job to a foreigner. IndiGo has brought in Willie Walsh, fresh off his stint as Director General of IATA, to run the airline. Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam, who spent 37 years at Ethiopian Airlines and over a decade […]
NetworkThoughts•Network Thoughts10 AugAir India Limited (hereinafter, “Air India”), India’s leading global airline, SkyDrive Inc. (hereinafter, “SkyDrive”), a company engaged in the development, manufacture, and sales of eVTOL aircraft, and Suzuki Motor Corporation (hereinafter, “Suzuki”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct a joint feasibility study on the use of eVTOL aircraft for medical air logistics