Air India SATS Airport Services Starts Cargo Handling At Ranchi Airport

Air India SATS Airport Services Ltd on Wednesday announced that it has started domestic cargo handling services at Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi as its official Operator and Management service provider.

AISATS will provide world-class domestic cargo handling services to ensure that Ranchi Airport’s cargo throughput is ready to take off to new heights of…
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Source: https://www.ndtvprofit.com/amp/business/air-india-sats-airport-services-starts-cargo-handling-at-ranchi-airport

22,000 new Air India seats to be fitted on Boeing and Airbus jets – AeroTime

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More than 22,000 new Air India seats are to be installed across both Boeing and Airbus widebody jets. 

Air India reached an agreement with the German outfit RECARO which will undertake the mammoth project for both linefit and retrofit programs over the next five to six years.  

Air India selected RECARO’s CL3710 and the brand-new CL3810 for economy class, while the PL3530 will outfit the premium economy cabin. 

RECARO

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Source: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/air-india-seats-airbus-boeing-recaro/amp

Recaro is Air India’s seating partner for widebody aircraft

Recaro Aircraft Seating, a global leader in aircraft seating solutions, was selected by Air India as the premium economy and economy seating partner for its wide body aircraft. This partnership will see more than 22,000 Recaro seats installed in both linefit and retrofit programmes over the next five to six years. India’s leading global airline Air India chose the award-winning CL3710 and the brand-new CL3810 for economy class, while the premium PL3530 will outfit the premium economy…
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Source: https://www.zawya.com/en/business/aviation/recaro-is-air-indias-seating-partner-for-widebody-aircraft-ixnoewtn?amp=1

SriLankan Air upbeat on India, will soon launch more flights

SriLankan Airlines has set an ambitious target of garnering a fourth of its revenue from the Indian market by the end of the next financial year, a senior executive said. The move underpins the state-run carrier’s expansion plans for its biggest money-spinning market even as it prepares for privatisation.India currently accounts for 20% of the carrier’s annual revenue, Dimuthu Tennakoon, head of worldwide sales at SriLankan Airlines, told ET.”SriLankan and India have had a great relationship…
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Source: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/srilankan-air-upbeat-on-india-will-soon-launch-more-flights/amp_articleshow/107438148.cms

Mumbai’s Air India Colony isn’t ready to let go. 350 families fighting eviction, bulldozers

Air India and the Union government, however, have rejected their pleas, contending that housing is not an essential service condition, but just a welfare measure, according to the same Housing Allotment Rules.
Wagal, a stay-at-home mother, and her husband, an engineer with Air India, have called the staff colony home for about 15 years. They are among the handful of families refusing to budge despite eviction notices being served on them following the disinvestment of…
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Source: https://theprint.in/ground-reports/mumbais-air-india-colony-isnt-ready-to-let-go-350-families-fighting-eviction-bulldozers/1954948/?amp

Flight delays due to fog go up in 2023

In 2023, over 3,430 flights were delayed due to the bad weather conditions, this is the highest since the 2019 level when 3,893 flights had been delayed due to the weather condition. Highest number of cancellations were by IndiGo followed by Alliance Air, SpiceJet and Air India.The total departures in 2023 were 4,57,342 of which, 3,430 flights delayed which was up from 4,02,416 departures and 2,106 delayed in 2022.According to the Ministry’s response to the Rajya Sabha, 3,210 flights were…
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Source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/flight-delays-due-to-fog-go-up-in-2023/article67814786.ece/amp/

One in ten Indian consumers only book from airlines where they are a loyalty member

Mumbai: The latest YouGov survey research shows that more than half of urban Indians (54 per cent) are members of at least one airline loyalty program.
About a quarter (25 per cent) are members of Air India Flying Returns – by far the most popular airline loyalty club – followed, at a distance, by EmiratesSkywards (11 per cent).

Foreign airline loyalty programs
Qatar Airways Privilege Club (9 per cent) and Singapore Airlines / Scoot KrisFlyer (8 per cent) are as popular…
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Source: https://indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/mam/one-in-ten-indian-consumers-only-book-from-airlines-where-they-are-a-loyalty-member-240205

Air India names Thai GSA

GURUGRAM India, 5 February 2024: Air India has selected TamGP Co Ltd as its passenger general sales agent (GSA) in Thailand to facilitate reservations, ticketing and supporting marketing efforts,
TamGP Co Ltd is a prominent provider of passenger and cargo services and will serve as a valuable partner to enhance Air India’s presence in Thailand while supporting the airline’s ongoing global expansion.

Photo credit: Air India.
The company’s AVP commercial, Anindam Choudhury,…
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Source: https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2024/02/air-india-names-thai-gsa/