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Lebanon launches safety audit of Middle East Airlines after pilot complaints
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (894+ words) Lebanon's aviation regulator has launched a safety audit of Middle East Airlines (MEA) as pilot groups raised concerns that crews were being asked to fly close to airstrikes and penalized for reporting safety incidents, according to letters seen by Reuters....
CPM flags passenger safety concerns in letter to PM Modi over Air India engineering workers" protest
1+ week, 3+ day ago (444+ words) CPM general secretary M A Baby (left); Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) PTI The CPM wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, seeking urgent intervention in the ongoing agitation by the workers of Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL),…...
Space X shareholders approve 5-for-1 stock split ahead of Nasdaq IPO: Report
2+ week, 4+ day ago (198+ words) A majority of Space X shareholders have approved a 5-for-1 stock split recommended by the company's board, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shareholders of IPO-bound Space X were informed via email that the stock's…...
Air India has terminated over 1, 000 staff in last three years for ethical breaches: CEO Campbell Wilson
3+ week, 2+ day ago (327+ words) Air India CEO Campbell Wilson. Reuters picture Air India has terminated more than 1, 000 staff in the last three years for ethical breaches, including those for misusing the employee leisure travel system, according to the airline's chief Campbell Wilson. Flagging that…...
Pilot's body FIP flags possible electrical fault in Air India AI171 crash, urges AAIB probe
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (501+ words) Members of Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 14, 2025. Reuters Pilots' grouping FIP has said that aircraft…...
Death toll from Indonesian train collision rises to 14, rescuers complete evacuation of survivors
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (448+ words) The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage. The collision between a…...
Parliamentary committee flags shortage of pilots in India months after Indi Go crisis
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (490+ words) A parliamentary committee has flagged a shortage of pilots and the absence of a strong passenger rights law in India, months after the country's rapidly expanding aviation sector was rocked by the Indi Go crisis, marked by massive cancellations and…...
Air India ties cabin crew duty to BMI limits, introduces derostering and loss of pay for non-compliance
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) Air India is set to introduce a health and fitness policy for its cabin crew, with Body Mass Index (BMI) playing a key role in determining who stays on duty and who faces action. Under the new system, a BMI…...
Air India discovers large-scale discrepancies in employee leisure travel; initiates corrective measures
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (466+ words) Air India has detected large-scale discrepancies in the utilisation of its leisure travel policy, involving more than 4, 000 employees and has initiated corrective actions, including imposing penalties on the erring staff, according to sources. Loss-making Air India was acquired by the…...
Akasa Air adds fuel surcharge on flight tickets as jet fuel prices surge amid war
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (267+ words) spike in fuel prices Akasa Air will levy fuel surcharges ranging from "199 to "1, 300 on domestic and international flight tickets from March 15 due to the spike in jet fuel prices amid the West Asia conflict and days after domestic carriers Air…...