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According to information, the flight that departed from New York at 11.05 p.m. on Sunday was scheduled to arrive at Delhi airport at 11.25 p.m. on Monday. A reaction from the airline on the issue was awaited. Earlier on Monday, an IndiGo flight operating from Delhi to Deogarh was diverted to Lucknow following a specific bomb threat.

Terming the order as a "landmark moment" in the Indian aviation history, Air India's Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal said: "This order of 840 aircraft has been a culmination of a fascinating journey that began almost two years ago with the Air India privatisation process."

The order comprises 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9s widebody aircraft, as well as 210 Airbus A320/321 Neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX single-aisle aircraft. The A350 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines, and the B777/787s by engines from GE Aerospace. All single-aisle aircraft will be powered by engines from CFM International.

The deal includes 40 A350 wide-body long-range aircraft and 210 narrow-body aircraft. "I congratulate Air India and Airbus for this landmark agreement. The deal is a testament to the deepening relationship between India and France as well as the successes and ambitions of India's civil aviation industry," PM Modi said.

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Tuesday said Air India has signed a letter of intent to acquire 250 aircraft from Airbus. It will include 40 wide-body A350 planes and 210 narrow-body aircraft. Talking about Air India, he said that "a lot of emotions are involved in this project".

Sources said that the airline's in-flight safety department gave instructions on Monday not to engage in any of the acts which are against the TCOC (Tata Code of Conduct). As per sources, the communication was issued against the backdrop of a recent incident where a wide-body plane pilot allegedly was caught with two iPhone14 at the Delhi airport and was asked to pay Customs duty because of that.

The PTI report quoted a source familiar with the matter as saying that the agreement with Airbus, for around 250 aircraft, is expected to be announced next week and will likely include 40 Airbus A350 wide-body planes, making Air India the first Indian carrier to operate this type of aircraft. The airline has signed a deal with Boeing for about 200 planes, the PTI source added.

In this current phase, three stations -- Bhubaneswar (BBI), Bagdogra (IXB) and Surat (STV) -- will now be served by Air Asia India, rather than Air India. Delhi- Visakhapatnam and Mumbai-Lucknow will be operated exclusively by Air India. In all cases, the flight frequency remains the same. Additionally, Air India will enhance connections from Delhi and/or Mumbai to Ahmedabad (AMD), Cochin (COK), Trivandrum (TRV), Visakhapatnam (VTZ) and Nagpur (NAG)

Minister of State for Civil Aviation V.K. Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Thursday said that the government is aware of the concerns expressed by airlines and manufacturers of aircraft upon the rollout of 5G mobile services in the US and its potential interference with the aircraft radio altimeters.

Hailing its performance, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Friday said, "Taken together, the progress over the last 12 months has been nothing short of stunning, even if so much of what we have been working on has been behind the scenes, building platforms and capabilities so that our future ambitions can take flight.