Air India Unions

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said initial investigations do not point to a conspiracy and that most of the bomb threats to flights had been "made by minors and pranksters".

The Union and state governments must stop relegating pollution issues to the background.

One big expectation in the upcoming Union Budget is enhanced incentives for electric vehicles. India is the global capital for air pollution, and e-mobility is a very promising way to reduce that, at least in big cities.

Airport operators and airlines have to be customer-oriented and making passengers wait for eight hours, be in a plane or the terminal, is unacceptable, Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said.

Hitting out at the opposition for raking up the Balakot air strike and Pulwama terror attack issues, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that "PM Narendra Modi ne ghar mein ghus kar maara hai (attacked Pakistan on its turf)".

Air India Express is slowly restoring its flights and stabilising the network, an official said on Sunday while the cabin crew union emphasised that all members who had reported sick have joined duty.

Amid a mass sick leave by cabin crew from Air India Express, the AIXEU, or Air India Express Employees Union, has written to the Chairman of Air India to express concerns like "growing unrest and dissatisfaction among employees".

Air India Express sources today said that the airline does not recognise any workers' union amidst protests from employees who are opposing a new merit-based assessment system.

Calling it a "landmark order", Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that Akasa Air orders of fresh 150 Boeing aircraft for domestic and international expansion are the first order to be signed on "Indian soil."

Days ahead of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the first Air India Express flight between Ayodhya to Bengaluru and between Ayodhya to Kolkata on Wednesday.

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change for filing a "vague and irrelevant reply" on a matter regarding the psychological aspect of air pollution.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the number of air passengers has gone up from six crore in 2014 to 14.5 crore at present and added that airfares are competitive with the railway AC first class fares.

The Union Health Ministry has asked Delhi and its neighbouring states to make necessary healthcare preparations to deal with any rush of patients triggered by poor air quality that may worsen in the upcoming festive season.

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai called upon Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to be "active" in addressing the deteriorating air quality in the national capital region, emphasising that entire North India is battling air pollution.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai called upon his Union counterpart on Friday to become more active in addressing the air pollution problem, saying it's not just the national capital, but the entire north India that is breathing polluted air.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said initial investigations do not point to a conspiracy and that most of the bomb threats to flights had been "made by minors and pranksters".

The Union and state governments must stop relegating pollution issues to the background.

One big expectation in the upcoming Union Budget is enhanced incentives for electric vehicles. India is the global capital for air pollution, and e-mobility is a very promising way to reduce that, at least in big cities.

Airport operators and airlines have to be customer-oriented and making passengers wait for eight hours, be in a plane or the terminal, is unacceptable, Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said.

Hitting out at the opposition for raking up the Balakot air strike and Pulwama terror attack issues, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that "PM Narendra Modi ne ghar mein ghus kar maara hai (attacked Pakistan on its turf)".

Air India Express is slowly restoring its flights and stabilising the network, an official said on Sunday while the cabin crew union emphasised that all members who had reported sick have joined duty.

Amid a mass sick leave by cabin crew from Air India Express, the AIXEU, or Air India Express Employees Union, has written to the Chairman of Air India to express concerns like "growing unrest and dissatisfaction among employees".

Air India Express sources today said that the airline does not recognise any workers' union amidst protests from employees who are opposing a new merit-based assessment system.

Calling it a "landmark order", Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that Akasa Air orders of fresh 150 Boeing aircraft for domestic and international expansion are the first order to be signed on "Indian soil."

Days ahead of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the first Air India Express flight between Ayodhya to Bengaluru and between Ayodhya to Kolkata on Wednesday.

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change for filing a "vague and irrelevant reply" on a matter regarding the psychological aspect of air pollution.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the number of air passengers has gone up from six crore in 2014 to 14.5 crore at present and added that airfares are competitive with the railway AC first class fares.

The Union Health Ministry has asked Delhi and its neighbouring states to make necessary healthcare preparations to deal with any rush of patients triggered by poor air quality that may worsen in the upcoming festive season.

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai called upon Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to be "active" in addressing the deteriorating air quality in the national capital region, emphasising that entire North India is battling air pollution.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai called upon his Union counterpart on Friday to become more active in addressing the air pollution problem, saying it's not just the national capital, but the entire north India that is breathing polluted air.