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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
TopicAirline

Topic: airline

Lawmakers, airline unions push masks madate citing case of Covid transmission on flight

Calls for stricter rules comes as safety concerns raise questions about whether passengers will return in sufficient numbers to keep airline companies from collapsing.

Hunt for Lion Air black boxes shows how some aviation technology is still dated

In an era when smartphones automatically back up to the cloud, flight recorders don’t transmit data & need to be physically hauled from the deep.

Drunk, entitled, chauvinistic: Flight attendants describe Indian male passengers

The focus is back on male Indian flyers after actor Zaira Wasim filed a complaint against a fellow passenger for touching her inappropriately.

On Camera

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.