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What to know about the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people
Read full article: What to know about the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 peopleThe Air India plane crash this week was one of India’s worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several people on the ground.
Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard and several others on the ground
Read full article: Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard and several others on the groundIndian investigators have recovered the digital flight data recorder or the black box of the Air India flight that crashed a day earlier.
India suspends flight operations at several airports as Pakistan resumes flights nationwide
Read full article: India suspends flight operations at several airports as Pakistan resumes flights nationwideIndian airlines have canceled hundreds of flights from more than two dozen airports until Saturday amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.
Replacement plane for Air India flight lands in San Francisco after being diverted to Russia
Read full article: Replacement plane for Air India flight lands in San Francisco after being diverted to RussiaA replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem has landed in San Francisco, carrying all passengers and crew.
Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia's Siberia after engine problem
Read full article: Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia's Siberia after engine problemAn Air India flight from New Delhi to San Francisco has been diverted to Russia after it developed an engine problem.
Indian held for unruly behavior with woman on airline flight
Read full article: Indian held for unruly behavior with woman on airline flightIndian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman aboard an Air India flight from New York that he urinated on her in business class.
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India receives bids to buy state-owned Air India airline
Read full article: India receives bids to buy state-owned Air India airlineFILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, passenger jets from Air India, India's national carrier, stand at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. It did not reveal the identity of the bidders or the number of bids received. “Multiple expressions of interest have been received for strategic disinvestment of Air India. Air India carried 18.36 million domestic passengers in 2019 and has suffered from overly bureaucratic management and political interference as privately owned low-cost carriers have gained market share. The new owner will be taking on a fleet of 121 Air India aircraft and 25 planes from its subsidiary Air India Express, which operates low-cost flights to more than 30 destinations in India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Indian airline puts crew on low-fat diet
Read full article: Indian airline puts crew on low-fat dietJack Guez/AFP/Getty Images via CNN(CNN) - Fasten (or perhaps tighten) your seatbelts: Air India is putting its crew on a low-fat diet. In a memo sent to cabin crew, India's national air carrier told staff it would be launching a new menu for in-flight crew, providing staff with a "low fat diet meal". "Taking into consideration the health factor of crew, an initiative has been taken by Director Operations to revise the In-flight menu for the crew," the memo, sent to CNN by an Air India spokesperson, read. The new menu is also cost effective," Dhananjay Kumar, spokesperson for Air India, said in a statement to CNN. This isn't the first time Air India has waded in on the weight debate.

Bees swarm airplane, have to be removed with water cannons
Read full article: Bees swarm airplane, have to be removed with water cannonsOne to add to the list: a swarm of bees. The swarm was only cleared when the airport fire crew was recruited to use water cannons. Thousands of bees just sat on the left side of the cockpit window blocking the view of the pilot. "The pilot tried to remove the bees by using windscreen wipers but it didn't work. Bhattacharjee told CNN that airport staff had carried out checks for bees in the wake of the incident.

Air India flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat
Read full article: Air India flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat(CNN) - Air India said one of its planes landed at London Stansted Airport on Thursday following a bomb threat. The airline said that the affected plane, flight AI 191 from the Indian city of Mumbai to Newark Airport in the United States "made a precautionary landing" in the UK due to the incident. Air India said it will provide updates on the situation. London's Stansted Airport later said its runway had reopened and was fully operational after the "precautionary landing." "We are sorry for any disruption caused by the incident and would like to thank you for your patience," the airport said on Twitter.