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Jet Airways – Financial squeeze for more than a decade

Coronavirus sends aviation industry crashing

Along with enormous losses enormous financial losses, the sector stares at retrenchment and possible consolidation down the line

You won't miss your flight, thanks to floorwalkers

Floorwalkers help round up the missing passengers during boarding

Ever think of the engine that powers your aircraft?

The engine plays a key role in the overall plane design. Tune in to its sounds the next time you fly!

Headwinds ahead?

IndiGo and SpiceJet had a good December quarter but the outlook doesn’t look encouraging, given the coronavirus outbreak and other local and global

Many dreams grounded along with Boeing MAX 737

Indian carriers’ global ambitions were clipped on that fateful day, March 13, 2019

Air India: A mighty maharaja who once ruled the skies

Recalling the history of Air India leaves one with sadness and a sense of nostalgia, says Ashwini Phadnis

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Find the airport experience stressful? Here’s help at hand

Delhi and Mumbai airport offer fliers services that take care of all their needs or specific tasks

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

What charts say about 6 key sectors and how to play them

Do note that all the indices are selected purely based on the price action seen on the charts using technical analysis

Looking for safe havens? Try treasury bills

Here is a complete lowdown on treasury bills, which are a good alternative to bank deposits, small savings schemes

Mastering Derivatives: Characteristics of option vega

Vega is positive for long calls and long puts

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up