The Latest Breaking News from Air India

A 69-year-old mistake started through the wrong step of nationalisation of an airline that actually belonged to the private sector has been corrected, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday.

Mumbai (AFP) - India's beleaguered national carrier landed back in the hands of its founders Thursday, decades after it was nationalised and following years as a monumental burden on the public purse.

After 69 years of its nationalisation Air India on Thursday formally became part of Tata Group, its founder. The government formally handed over the airline to Tata Group at a ceremony held in the national capital.

Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, has regained ownership of the country’s debt-laden national carrier Air India

Air India is likely to be handed over to Tata Group by this weekend as the government has decided to complete the disinvestment process on January 27, a senior official said on Monday.

Vikram Dev Dutt, an 1993-batch IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India, an official statement from Air India informed on Friday.

Airline says flights will return to normal from January 21.

Safety concerns over 5G rollout in U.S.

Air India announced the suspension of flight operations between Delhi Airport and San Francisco, Chicago and John F Kennedy.

Air India’s flights to the U.S. could see some cancellations and rescheduling due to the roll-out of 5G services there, which is likely to cause a major disruption to flights.“Due to deployment of 5G