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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Indian aviation is replete with failed attempts at integrating cultures of merged entities. Given the fissures and concerns in both airlines, have the Tatas done enough to buck the trend?
In the run-up to 12 November, RT and SM (names changed on request) are nervous about the upcoming merger between Air India and Vistara. The reasons are similar, though they stand to be impacted very differently.
RT, a pilot with Vistara, while glad that at Air India he would be able to fly more wide-body aircraft to a larger number of international destinations, is anxious about flying with Air India pilots. “They are mostly senior to us and probably expect the juniors to behave in a particular way. Air India was government-owned. We were [always] private. Our ways of working …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
A churn in venture capital collides with the fear of missing the AI wave, while the Ajay Singh-led airline’s recurring crises raise deeper questions.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
