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The unbearable heaviness of being (an Air India CEO). Spotlight: Campbell Wilson
As the airline seeks to revitalize and reinvent itself as a global carrier to rival the very best, Campbell Wilson will have to navigate a minefield of operational challenges, cultural shifts, and the imperative of modernising a vast, ageing fleet.

Prashant Kavi (PK)
7 days ago8 min read


[AI171] A technically sound, logically deduced, respectfully nuanced, plausible root-cause-of-accident hypothesis.
So according to @HeyFixThis, the probable cause [for loss of thrust on both engines at take-off], "... was a combination of Fuel Shutoff Valve (FSOV) activation due to a cascading electrical system failure".

Prashant Kavi (PK)
Jun 2613 min read


How Naresh Goyal became the Gordon Gekko of Indian Commercial Aviation!
Naresh Goyal's greed got the better of him in the end and destroyed one of the most prominent airline brands to emerge out of India!

Prashant Kavi (PK)
Feb 2015 min read


The abrupt and inexplicable departure of Akbar Al Baker from Qatar Airways!
A year after his sudden departure from Qatar Airways, AVIATHÈQUE attempts to unearth the reasons that led to his sudden departure.

Prashant Kavi (PK)
Aug 27, 202413 min read
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