1. Forcing a `sick’ Maharaja to fly

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    Air India is sick. Albeit unofficially. Because Ajit Singh ka dil hai ki maanta nahin. About 160 pilots called in sick this morning, all of them suffering from a range of health disorders, ranging from headache to dizziness to stomach ache to toe ache to palm ache and cried off...
  2. Vijay Mallya promises Kingfisher salaries by April 10

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    This is the text of Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya’s letter to his employees. Dear Colleague, Further to my earlier mail and media statement, I am pleased to advise you that the formalities of un-freezing our bank accounts was completed yesterday following our payment of Rs 44 crores to the...
  3. Vayudoot’s final landing

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    By S V L Narayan This morning, the papers carried the news that Vayudoot was to be officially closed down. It is not a day too early. This was an enterprise that no one had a clear idea about its purpose and also its business plan. Generally it was used to...

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