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Air India, Tata Digital losses dent Chandrasekaran's robust Tata armour

Air India, Tata Digital losses dent Chandrasekaran's robust Tata armour
These major cash losers were the chinks on Chandrasekaran’s robust armour · businesstoday.in

Tata Group owns many big companies in India.

Every year, these companies tell everyone how much money they made or lost.

This year, the reports were mixed.

Air India, the airline owned by Tata, lost much more money than last year.

Its losses more than doubled.

One big reason was a sad plane crash in June 2025 where 260 people died.

The airline also had to deal with closed airspace and higher fuel prices because of fighting in West Asia.

Another Tata company, Tata Digital, also lost a lot of money.

But its shopping app, Tata Neu, is doing well and selling a huge amount of products.

Tata Electronics, a company that makes phones and computer chips, finally stopped losing money on its operations.

It is even building India's first big chip factory in Gujarat.

Air India says becoming a great airline again will take five to ten years.

So Tata Group has some companies doing very well and others that still need time to improve.

Key facts

Air India FY26 loss
₹22,238.22 crore
Air India FY25 loss
₹10,858.82 crore
Tata Digital FY26 loss
₹4,974 crore
Tata Electronics revenue
₹1,31,082 crore
Tata Neu GMV
₹46,515 crore
Croma GMV
₹25,539 crore
AI171 crash
June 12, 2025; 260 deaths
Tata Electronics phone output
12% of phones made in India in 2025

Quotes

Air India company spokesperson

Representative of Air India

“"Few businesses are as vulnerable to war and fuel pressures as aviation. This year, Air India faced three external headwinds. Air space closures; West Asia conflict-driven fuel price hikes and foreign exchange fluctuations; and the crash of AI171 made it the most challenging year for Air India. At every stage, Air India’s teams responded with resilience and adaptability," the company said.”
businesstoday.in

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