New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Air India will resume domestic operations of grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes from today.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that out of six Dreamliners, two Dreamliners have already been modified for commercial operations and all six planes will be ready for operation by the end of this month.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has directed national carrier Air India to stop the "companion free (travel) scheme" (CFS) which allowed its employees to take their spouse or any other family member for free on the fare of a single ticket.

Tehran, May 4 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will be co-chairing the 17th session of India Iran Joint Commission (JCM) meeting here today with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi.

Dubai, Apr. 10 (ANI): Dubai-based Emirates in 2011-12 flew more international passengers in and out of India than Air India, recently released official data has revealed.

Manama, Apr 3 (ANI): In a move to revive football in India, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has invited investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to bid for two available club slots in India's top-flight domestic football league.

On Board Air India One, Mar 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has declined to comment on the case of two Italian marines and the issue of delays in setting up a special court to try them on charges of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast.

On Board Air India One, Mar 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has termed his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Durban, South Africa, as 'fruitful' and as a step in quest of practical pragmatic solutions to the pending issues between the two neighbouring countries.

On Board Air India One, Mar 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that the UPA government at the Centre will complete its full term and the Lok Sabha elections will take place only in 2014 as scheduled.

Wellington, Feb. 21 (ANI): An Air India pilot was so frustrated with the company that he turned his anger in an expletive-riddled rap and uploaded it on YouTube.

Manama, Feb 16 (ANI): In a blow to India's national carrier Air India, angry non-resident Indians from the UAE have complained about the poor services of the carrier, including frequent cancellations, delays and schedule cut-backs.

New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Two attendants of Air India have been suspended following instructions from Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on grounds of dereliction of duty.

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Friday that Boeing is liable to compensate Air India for the grounding six of 787 Dreamliner passenger jets over safety issues.

New Delhi, Jan. 17 (ANI): Terming the grounding of Dreamliner aircrafts as a precautionary measure, aviation experts in India on Thursday, said that the government is following what other countries have done in the wake repeated technical problems.

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Thursday that Air India will not operate six Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets unless the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives clearance to operate the aircrafts.

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Arun Mishra said on Thursday that India has grounded national carrier Air India's six Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets over the aircraft's safety after the same decision was made by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has constituted a five-member Committee, headed by Prof. Ravindra H. Dholakia, Professor of Economics and Public Systems, IIM, Ahmedabad, to suggest various measures for cost cutting and optimal utilisation of resources in Air India.

New Delhi, Jan.2 (ANI): National carrier Air India has suspended Capt. R.S. Dhillon, General Manager (Operations), Incharge Training, on grounds of fudging simulator training records.

New Delhi, Dec.29 (ANI): There has been a delay in the special aircraft of national carrier Air India taking off from Singapore, which is bringing back the body of the 23-year-old woman who was gang raped on the night of December 16 on a running bus.

New Delhi, Dec.29 (ANI): A special aircraft of national carrier Air India is bringing back the body of the 23-year-old woman who was gang raped on the night of December 16 on a running bus.

Onboard Air India One, Nov.20 (ANI): Accusing the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the larger National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of passing unfair comments and suffering from a selective loss of memory with regard to the issue of allowing foreign direct investment in the multi-brand retail sector, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday said he was really surprised by the former's contention that the UPA-II Government had not tabled notifications related to FDI in Parliament.

Onboard Air India One, Nov 18 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Sunday said that allegations of corruption by the U.S.-based global retail chain Walmart are being probed.

Onboard Air India One, Nov 18 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Sunday said the government is ready to face any challenge from the opposition during the winter session of Parliament on its executive move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector.

Washington, Nov. 9 (ANI): The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has commended Air India for continuing to transport research animals.

New Delhi, Oct. 25 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said that the government will not interfere in the multi-level probe on the recent hijack alarm in the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram.