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Inside Akasa Air's struggles with Boeing delivery delays and idle pilots Frustration is building inside India's newest airline, Akasa Air, with top executives privately criticising Boeing for delayed plane deliveries and scrambling to assuage hundreds of anxious pilots who remain idle without work.

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Frustration is building inside India's newest airline, Akasa Air, with top executives privately criticising Boeing for delayed plane deliveries and scrambling to assuage hundreds of anxious pilots who are idle.

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Air India CEO warns aircraft shortage to last at least four years Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Tuesday said the global aircraft shortage hampering airline growth will persist for four to five years as supply snags hobble production at jetmakers Boeing and Airbus .

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Air India Limited CEO Campbell Wilson said the global aircraft shortage hampering airline growth will persist for four to five years as supply snags hobble production at jet makers Boeing and Airbus.

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@reuters.com story: The operator of the Indian capital's international airport, majority owned by GMR Airports, is suing the government for allowing a nearby defense aerodrome to operate commercial flights, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.

Happy to share that I have a started a new role as India Aviation correspondent at @reuters.com in New Delhi today. Looking forward to writing stories about Air India, IndiGo, Akasa and SpiceJet and others! Tips and suggestions to abhijith.g@tr.com. DMs open.

Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten Residents say that insurance companies might shortchange less affluent households.

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Delta forecasts strongest profit in its 100-year history Delta Air Lines said on Friday it expects 2025 to be the most profitable year in the company's 100-year history, thanks to robust demand for premium travel as well as the industry's improved pricing power.

If you feel airfare has gotten expensive there is a reason for it.

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American Airlines grounds all flights in US due to technical issue American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a notice on the Federal Aviation Administration website.

American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel

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Sudan drops out of hunger-monitoring system on eve of famine report The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to show famine spreading across the country, a step likely to undercut efforts to address one of the world’s largest hunger crises.

"Both pathetic and tragic" -- Our @reuters.com exclusive on Sudan: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

President Biden to decide fate of Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for US Steel Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to U.S. President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide on a tie up he has previously said he opposes.

Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide on a tie-up he has previously said he opposes reut.rs/3VVnjhb

Adani deal under bribery scrutiny was approved against officials' advice Reuters reviewed 19 state government documents, many of them previously unreported, and interviewed more than two dozen state and federal officials about the deal, as well as independent energy and legal professionals.

US prosecutors allege that $228 million was offered to an unnamed Andhra Pradesh official by Gautam Adani and seven other executives to direct the Indian state's electricity distribution companies to purchase solar power supplied to SECI by Adani Green reut.rs/4giEyRV

Honeywell considers spinning off aerospace business amid Elliott's breakup push Honeywell said on Monday it was considering a plan to separate its high-margin aerospace business, a move backed by activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which has been pushing for the company's breakup.

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A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale, a new study found.

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How the U.S. plans to fortify Guam against China’s missile threat An interceptor test marked a milestone in the $10 billion American plan to turn the Pacific territory into one of the most heavily defended places on earth.

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5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.

5th person to be cured of HIV

“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”

Air India places firm order for another 100 Airbus jets Air India has ordered another 100 Airbus jets as its continues its aggressive expansion under Tata Group ownership.

Air India confirms an additional order of 100 Airbus aircraft, including 10 A350s and 90 A320 Family models, augmenting its fleet to 350 Airbus aircraft in 2023. This move underlines Air India's ongoing expansion strategy under Tata Group ownership. - More on hype.aero

A photo of Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, looking at an egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Headline reads: "World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Lays an Egg at 74." Photo credit: Dan Rapp/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Associated Press.

The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is expected to welcome another baby chick in the coming months, astonishing scientists who have been tracking her since the Eisenhower administration. nyti.ms/4f7VadN

Internet sleuths hunt for clues on murder of UnitedHealth's Brian Thompson Zooming in on surveillance footage of a gun that could have had a silencer fitted to it. Scouring the web to identify the brand of a backpack. Triangulating data of a rental bike to uncover an escape route.

Internet sleuths hunt for clues on murder of UnitedHealth's Brian Thompson

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GM to take more than $5 billion in charges on China operations General Motors told shareholders on Wednesday that it would record two non-cash charges totaling more than $5 billion on its joint venture in China, one related to the restructuring of the operation and another reflecting its reduced value.

GM to take more than $5 billion in charges on China operations

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Boeing’s new CEO clips corporate jet trips in show of restraint www.seattletimes.com/business/boe... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social)

Exclusive: Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter.

This is a story a lot of reporters have been chasing:

Starting in 2015, a massive cyberespionage campaign targeted some of America's most prominent environmentalists.

Now, we can reveal that the FBI has been probing whether a longtime Exxon lobbyist was involved.

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US bombers intercepted by Russian jets near Kaliningrad on Monday Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers of the United States were intercepted by two Russian SU-27 fighter jets near Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Monday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

The U.S. bombers did not change their pre-planned flight pattern during what was deemed a safe and professional intercept by the Russian Su-27s, the U.S. official told Reuters.

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