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Would You Wear It? Patent Shows Inflatable Parachute Vest For Riders

Airbag Inside Sweden has been working on an array of inflatable motorcycle safety gear for the past few years, and applied for a patent on this parachute vest.

RideApart · Jun 20, 2022

Next MD & CEO: Campbell Wilson visits Air India office; to join after completion of formalities

NEW DELHI: Air India will finally be run by an aviation veteran with a proven track record. Campbell Wilson, a veteran from Tata’s trusted airline partner Singapore Airlines and Air India MD CEO-designate, reached Air India HQ in Delhi on Monday — just days after his last day at SIA…

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

Air India uploaded provisions of denied boarding, flight delays in its Citizen Charter: DGCA

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says Air India has uploaded the “provisions of denied boarding, flight delays (and others)” in its Citizen Charter.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

After 51 years, Maharaja 'retires' his 'queens of the skies'

NEW DELHI: Air India’s iconic Boeing 747s may have finally reached the end of the road after colouring international skies in the tricolour for over half a century.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

IndiGo may have business class on long-range A321 aircraft

NEW DELHI: IndiGo could have a business class on the Airbus A321 XLR (extra long range) that begin joining its fleet from mid 2024 and will be used for nonstops with a duration of up to 7-8 hours to Europe and Far East.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Air India offers VRS for permanent staff, starts fresh hiring

NEW DELHI: The Tatas have started fresh hiring for Air India and on Wednesday, the airline rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for some permanent employees — including cabin crew for the first time ever in AI’s history — who are either over 55 years of age or have…

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Air India employees at airline colonies in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar & Mumbai’s Kalina asked to vacate by July 26

NEW DELHI: The close to 2,000 employees living in Air India’s staff colonies — the uber posh Vasant Vihar in Delhi and Kalina in Mumbai — will have to leave their official accommodation latest by July 26, 2022, or face staff fines and also lose there retirement benefits.

The Times of India · May 23, 2022

Seven centuries of Irish archives painstakingly recreated after being destroyed in civil war

Digital wizardry and academic sleuthing have helped recreate a cultural treasure severely damaged in the conflict in 1922

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Why This Analyst Remains Bullish On Upstart Holdings, While Others Cut Their Ratings

Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UPST) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Monday after the bell. However, shares of the AI consumer lending company tumbled more than 40% as management slashed the 2022 revenue forecast to $1.25 billion.

Benzinga · May 10, 2022

DGCA de-registers four jumbo jets of Air India

NEW DELHI: A question mark hangs over whether the Maharaja’s “queen of the skies” — his four Boeing 747 jumbo jets — will fly passengers again. The nearly three decade old aircraft have been de-registered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022