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Patel: Air India was in a ‘catch-22 situation’

Indian Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel has fired back at a comptroller and auditor general (CAG) report claiming Air India (AI) is in a financial mess largely because of its buying and leasing of new aircraft, according to India’s NDTV.com.

Air India 777-200LR. Courtesy, Boeing Indian Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel has fired back at a comptroller and auditor general (CAG) report claiming Air India (AI) is in a financial mess largely because of its buying and leasing of new aircraft, according to India’s NDTV.com. In the report, the CAG singled out decisions made by Patel in his previous two terms and the airline’s management for the problems. But Friday, Patel responded in an interview with the ...

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