Air India

Air India CEO search narrows to Singapore Airlines exec Kannan and insider Aggarwal: sources

The development suggests the search for a new CEO to lead India’s second-largest airline is nearing completion

Airlines are also grappling with a weakening rupee, which inflates US dollar-denominated expenses such as aircraft leases and overseas airport charges.

India airlines warn of flight suspensions as war drives up fuel cost

Fuel accounts for as much as 40% of an airline’s operating expenses

SIA has owned a 25.1% stake in Air India since the latter’s 2024 merger with Vistara.

SIA’s Air India intervention a ‘capability transplant’ crucial to its long-term play: analysts

External headwinds have likely pushed the break-even mark for Singapore Airlines’ investment towards 2030

SIA is said to have moved some of its employees into Air India, placing its executives in key roles across flight operations, engineering and maintenance in recent months.
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Singapore Airlines faces a tough test over Air India’s record losses

The true test for management will be the gruelling task of convincing its shareholders to bite the bullet

Singapore Airlines stepped up its involvement last year with engineering and has since then expanded across other functions at Air India.

Singapore Airlines deepens role at Air India amid record losses

Geopolitical disruptions have further inflated costs by forcing longer, more expensive routes at a time of surging jet fuel prices

“Air Indians have shown great tenacity in dealing with a perfect storm, and we must continue with the same spirit that has been demonstrated,” Natarajan Chandrasekaran says.

Tata Group chair tells workers Air India faces challenging time

The airline’s recovery has been slowed by integration costs after the merger with Vistara

Air India has come under scrutiny from India’s safety regulator since a crash last year killed 260 people.

Air India technical incidents such as fuel leaks hit 14-month high

Periodic inspections introduced to fix technical incidents

An Airbus A320 flew passengers between New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad on November 24 to 25 without the mandatory Airworthiness Review Certificate.

India fines Air India US$110,350 in Airbus incident, says lapse eroded public confidence

The Airbus plane was flown eight times without an airworthiness permit