Prashant Bhushant admits in SC he made genuine mistake in his tweets on fabricated documents

Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday admitted before the Supreme Court that he made a “genuine mistake” by tweeting that the government had perhaps submitted fabricated minutes of a meeting of the high-powered selection committee on appointment of M Nageswara Rao as an interim CBI director. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising justices […]

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INTERVIEW: Taking a chief position at American Airlines

How did you get started? I started flying before I was driving, taking lessons in my grandfather’s Cessna 172 at the age of 13. I attended Indiana State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in aviation administration and professional flight. What was your first job? Helicopter pipeline patrol, which, […]

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​O’Leary would like woman to lead Ryanair mainline

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary would like a woman to take over as head of the group’s mainline operation, although his preference for an internal candidate appears to limit his options in this regard. Explaining at the A4E Summit in Brussels on 6 March that he expected the new chief executive to be in place […]

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Rafale hearing in SC: Of Stolen papers, Maintainability and contempt of court

Earlier: Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, Parliamentarian Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan had filed a joint petition seeking the court’s permission to submit detailed news reports pointing out violations of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP). The news reports, published in The Hindu on February 8 and news agency ANI, show file notings and extracts […]

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IAG would ‘never say never’ on fresh Norwegian bid

IAG is unlikely to launch a new bid for Norwegian, the pan-European group’s chief executive has indicated, but with the caveat that it would “never say never”. Speaking at the A4E Aviation Summit in Brussels today, Willie Walsh suggested that IAG would have retained its Norwegian stake were a fresh bid imminent, and that its […]

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PICTURE: Qatar reveals new economy seat and more destinations

Qatar Airways has launched its new economy-class product, ‘Quisine’, which includes additional leg room, faster broadband and a new in-flight dining experience. Alongside the unveiling at the ITB travel-trade fair in Berlin, the airline also revealed seven new destinations for 2019. The Qatar delegation at ITB Berlin Qatar Airways The new economy-class seat will feature […]

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EASA refines cybersecurity provisions for certification

Europe’s civil aviation safety regulator is putting forward proposals for amend certification standards to introduce specific cybersecurity provisions for aircraft design. The European Aviation Safety Agency says the proposals are intended to “mitigate” the potential effects of cybersecurity threats on safety. “Aircraft systems are increasingly connected, and those interconnections are susceptible to new threats, which […]

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