Heading into 2026, Air India continues to operate an incredibly diverse fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft with narrowbodies and widebodies from the European planemaker, and widebodies from the American planemaker.

Transport Canada has requested Air India to respond by January 26 regarding a complaint from the RCMP about an Air India captain allegedly being intoxicated before a flight from Vancouver., India News,

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned of strict action and asked the pilots to respond within 14 days.

Travellers have been cautioned about issues while travelling from Delhi, Varanasi, Udaipur, Guwahati, Vizag, Jammu, Patna, Jaisalmer and Darbhanga.

Air India signs codeshare pact with airBaltic, boosting connectivity from India to Latvia and the Baltic region via major European hubs.

The sheer volume potential on this route has led to tough competition, with the Air India group (Air India and Air India Express) successfully challenging IndiGo’s domination.

Besides sprucing up its fleet, Air India must strive to bring in consistency in service standards to be able to pose a challenge to Indigo’s dominance