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While #AirIndiaSinking trends, here is some positive news from the aircraft. The company has raised Rs 7,000 crore via bond issue. It will issue bonds worth Rs 22,000 crore with different tenures in the coming weeks.

Congress MLA Vinod Chandrakar who has been accused of misbehaving with a female staffer of Air India claims that he is the victim in the episode, while denying the charges against him. The state-run airline said it will initiate further action once the findings of the probe are known.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in France to discuss Indo-French ties with French President Emmanuel Macron. When in France, PM Modi unveiled a memorial for 2 Air India crash victims. 

PM Modi will visit three countries — France, the UAE and Bahrain, from August 22 to 26. Modi will also interact with the Indian community and dedicate a memorial to the Indian victims of the two Air India crashes in France in the 1950s and 1960s

 

Prince Air will allow members to fly unlimited on their private jets for a monthly subscription fee
 

It is reportedly said that Air India flights from Srinagar to New Delhi would cost Rs. 6,715 while flights from New Delhi to Srinagar would cost Rs. 6,899.

The Malappuram Youth Congress protesters alleged that the officials of Air India Air Transport Services Ltd (AIATSL) were unfair to Karipur residents by conducting interviews in Kochi.

Air India recorded over 16% growth in revenues at Rs 4,202 crore in 2018-19. In the 2017-18 period, the same stood at Rs 3,620 crore.
 

DGCA has suspended the license of pilot, Captain Pravin Tumram for one year as the aircraft speed was high and it touched down late, which resulted in runway excursion and damage to the aircraft at Mangaluru Airport, Karnataka

 

As many as 17 aircraft of Air India’s will be brought back after being grounded for a “prolonged” period by October-end. The aircraft were grounded due to lack of funds for repair and maintenance.

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari has been dropped from the panel that will work out modalities for sale of Air India and will include Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri
 

SpiceJet, Air India Express and GoAir have been involved in three, two and one such incidents, respectively, in the past few days, prompting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to take action against the 12 pilots
 

Dubai to Mangaluru Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway at runway 24 in Mangaluru International Airport after landing on Sunday (June 30). Passengers are safe and a probe has been ordered

A bomb threat issued to Air India’s Mumbai-Newark on Thursday (June 27) turned out to be a hoax.  

The incident was brought to light on Twitter when Air India posted a tweet claiming they had made an emergency landing at London Stansted airport due to a bomb threat