Air India Uses AI To Create Upskilling Platform For Employees

As part of Air India’s digital transformation, the carrier has launched an AI-driven learning platform for its employees to help them evaluate and enhance their skills for better prospects within the company. The airline is investing heavily in digitalizing its processes and departments for more efficient operations, and the latest development is part of its … Read more

Hitting The Limits Of Airline Customer Service On Memorial Day

Flying over a national holiday, like the kickoff-to-summer Memorial Day Weekend just passed, is always a crapshoot. But because of vacation schedules and timing, like my college reunion this year, many of us have little choice but to fly then. More people are traveling through an already-strained airline and airport ecosystem. From May 26 through … Read more

MP urges Ministry to invite more airline operators to offer services from Kalaburagi Airport

Expressing concerns over the diminishing footfall at Kalaburagi Airport in the last year, Lok Sabha member from Kalaburagi Umesh Jadhav has urged the Ministry of Civil Aviation to invite more airline operators in the civil aviation sector such as Indigo, Air India, Vistara and SpiceJet to offer services from here. In a letter he wrote … Read more

Turkish Airlines becomes world’s 8th most powerful airline

Commenting on the news, Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat said on Tuesday: “With the responsibility of being our country’s national flag carrier and the power of being the airline that flies to more countries than any other airline in the world, we will continue to carry our brand to many more successes.” Japan’s All Nippon … Read more

Delhi to Implement Rs. 14,000-Crore AI-Based Traffic System by End of 2024 to Reduce Congestion: Official

The national capital will have an artificial intelligence-based traffic system by the end of next year to reduce congestion and facilitate faster and smarter vehicular movement, a senior official said on Wednesday. Speaking at ASSOCHAM seventh road safety conference here, Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Surender Singh Yadav mentioned that the Intelligent Traffic Management System … Read more

Jet Airways’ Bidders Granted More Time To Pay Dues

Jet Airways’ revival hopes continue to stay afloat somehow, with its winning bidders granted an extension to pay lenders their dues. The airline’s initial 180-day deadline to repay its creditors as part of the recovery plan was up. But the airline has been given one more chance to make things rights India’s National Company Law … Read more

Air Canada Pilots Pull Out Of Deal With Airline

Air Canada’s pilots have decided to withdraw from their nine-year-old labor framework with the airline ahead of negotiations this summer. The airline’s pilot union merged with the larger Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) earlier this month. Air Canada pilots to renegotiate collective agreement As reported by Reuters, the Canadian airline’s pilots will exercise an escape … Read more

“Unruly Passengers A Problem”: Air India CEO After Crew Member Assaulted

New Delhi: There have been multiple incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, including abusing and assaulting of cabin crew, onboard planes in recent months. In various cases, the aviation regulator DGCA has also taken action against airlines for certain lapses in reporting and not taking appropriate measures with respect to such incidents. In an incident of … Read more

Delhi Metro Launches WhatsApp-Based Ticketing Service for Airport Line Commuters

Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to travel on the Airport Line using a WhatsApp-based ticketing service launched on Tuesday. The system allows commuters to receive a QR code-based ticket directly on WhatsApp, officials said. “Further enhancing the travel experience for its commuters in an easy-to-navigate digital mode, Delhi Metro today introduced a WhatsApp-based … Read more

Arms, Drugs Smuggling Bid Busted Along LoC In Poonch, 3 Arrested

Jammu: The Army on Wednesday foiled a major attempt to smuggle arms and narcotics by arresting three people after an exchange of fire near the border fence along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. An Army jawan and one of the arrested accused were injured in the firing … Read more