15-Jun-2010
INDIA : Air India Express compliance in key areas viz. Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Security and Commercial were reviewed in a meeting convened by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Delhi, recently. Dr. Nasim Zaidi, DGCA, Mr. Arvind Jadhav, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India Express and officials from DGCA and Air India Express attended the meeting.
01-Jun-2010
INDIA : Some section of the media has reported of an incident of Air India Express flight IX-212 of May 26, 2010. In this connection we would like to clarify as under :
25-May-2010
INDIA : Air India Express flight IX 812 of May 22, 2010 had a tragic accident in which 158 passengers and crew lost their lives.
07-Oct-2009
INDIA : The seventeenth Boeing 737- 800 aircraft owned by Air India Express, VT-AYC, arrived in Delhi on 03-Oct- 2009. With the induction of this aircraft, Air India Express now has a fleet of 24 aircraft, including seven leased aircraft.
04-May-2009
INDIA : Air India’s newest flight services fly passengers from Abu Dhabi to Tiruchirapally and Chennai in southern India every Thursdays and Saturdays.

Air India ofrece nuevo servicio desde Abu Dhabi a Tiruchirapally, y desde Chennai hacia el sur de la India cada jueves y sábados.


09-Feb-2009
INDIA : Air India Express inducted (06-Feb-09) another B737-800 aircraft thus increasing the fleet size to 21 aircraft, including seven leased aircraft. With the induction of the new aircraft, Air India Express will further expand its operations. Air India Express will launch its once a week flight to Dubai from Srinagar with this new aircraft with effect from 14-Feb-09.
17-Sep-2008
INDIA : Ameco Beijing signed an overhaul agreement with Air India Express to conduct C Checks on 9 Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Air India Express. The first aircraft will be delivered to the facility of Ameco Beijing in mid September.
29-Jul-2008
INDIA : Capt. (Ms) Chameli Krottapalli has become the first lady Commander of Air India Express, the international budget carrier of Air India.
21-Jul-2008
INDIA : Air India Express officially launched six times weekly Kolkata-Dhaka service on 20-Jul-08, using B737-800. The new service will be an extension of the carriers operations on the Singapore and Bangkok sectors.
01-Jul-2008
INDIA : Air India's budget carrier Air India Express will spread its wings further into the Gulf, with the induction of the 12th owned B737-800 aircraft on 24-Jun-08.
03-Jun-2008
INDIA : Air India Express, which currently operates 48 flights per week to Dubai from 12 Indian cities, announced it is on an expansion spree. The airline will add nine more flights from three more Indian cities to Dubai, effective Jun-08.
18-Feb-2008
INDIA : Air India Express confirmed plans to operate 11 non-stop services from Thiruvananthapuram, located in the state of Kerala, to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, effective 18-Feb-08.
30-Oct-2007
INDIA : (CAPA) Air India Express will begin flights from Jaipur, making it the 11th Indian station to have direct connectivity with Dubai.
26-Oct-2007
INDIA : Air India Express launch of domestic services has been delays by parent, Air India Express, diverting the carriers equipment to cope with the surge of traffic to the Gulf region for the Haj pilgrimage.
21-Sep-2007
INDIA : (CAPA) Air India Express is to be headed by V Trivedi, the former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian and current Joint Managing Director of Air India.
03-Jul-2007
INDIA : (CAPA): An Indian government-backed LCC is poised to enter the domestic LCC market for the first time later this year, going head-to-head with the country's privately-owned LCCs. Air India Express, a unit of Air India, announced plans to launch domestic LCC services on 01-Oct-07.
24-May-2007
INDIA : Air India, for its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express, has selected SR Technics as its provider of MRO services for CFM International CFM56-7B engines and Honeywell GTCP131-9B APUs powering its fleet of B737-800 aircraft.

15-Dec-2006
INDIA : Air India is reportedly (15-Dec-06) considering canceling a twice weekly Mumbai-Bahrain service it currently operates with A310 equipment, and replacing it with an Air India Express service.
05-Sep-2005
INDIA : Air India Express (AIE) announced (05-Sep-05) plans to replace Air India on the following routes:
02-May-2005
INDIA : Air India Express reports strong passenger loads in its initial weeks of operations with three leased B737-800s.
29-Apr-2005
INDIA : Air India Express operated its inaugural service on 29 April between Trivandrum and Abu Dhabi.
01-Apr-2005
INDIA : Air India Express may eventually operate domestic services, according to a local media reports.
23-Feb-2005
INDIA : Air India Express took delivery of the first of three dry-leased B737-800s on 23 February.