Overview
- Reported funding would upgrade Air India’s systems and services and establish in‑house engineering and maintenance capabilities, including new hangars at key airports.
- The appeal follows a June 12 Boeing 787 crash near Ahmedabad that left only one survivor, triggering a regulator audit and a roughly 15% cut to international widebody flying from June through August.
- Air India’s international revenue was also pressured after Pakistan’s airspace closure in May forced longer Europe and U.S. routings, the reports said.
- Tata Group holds 74.9% of Air India and Singapore Airlines owns the remainder, and any support would track those stakes, according to the coverage.
- Singapore Airlines has taken a more hands‑on role in engineering, operations, and airport services since the crash, while Air India currently relies on government‑owned AI Engineering Services Ltd for maintenance.