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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The IndiGo pilot’s untimely death has led to aviators blaming working conditions, specifically being asked to fly on consecutive nights without adequate rest. Are airlines playing fast and loose with the rules?
Legally speaking, neither IndiGo nor the Directorate General of Civil Aviation can be blamed for what happened on 17 August. That day, Manoj Balasubramani, a 40-year-old pilot with India’s largest airline, collapsed at the security gate of Nagpur airport just as he was about to report for duty. Doctors put his death down to a sudden cardiac arrest.
Balasubramani’s death was no isolated incident. In fact, he was among three pilots who lost their lives over three consecutive days in India and abroad. In each of the cases, the death was sudden. And, fatigue was said to be the trigger …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.
