What led me to write about it? I stumbled upon a wikipedia article on Concorde and had the time to read it through. The most interesting part is what I read afterwards. Over the coming weeks, I am planning to research a bit about these and compose them for all of us to read. I [...]
Aviation: a century and a decade
Posted by Hemal Shah on May 14, 2012
http://hemalshah.net/blogs/2012/05/aviation-a-century-and-a-decade/
Troubled Kingfisher seeks help
This is one of the many times Oil marketing companies have refused fuel to troubled Kingfisher airlines. In the past, they have done and they are doing it now too. The airline is pretty much grounded with 50 to 100 cancellations. I wonder how other airlines are able to cope up. Vijay Mallya, the face [...]
Posted by Hemal Shah on November 15, 2011
http://hemalshah.net/blogs/2011/11/troubled-kingfisher-seeks-help/
Air India and its never ending woes
Air India has everything it possibly can, except for productivity. Majority of the airline work force are working like typical babus who work from 9 to 5 with more than 180 off days in a year. The recent cash crush is caused by inefficient management of resources and underling assets that are not utilized. There [...]
Posted by Hemal Shah on July 27, 2009
http://hemalshah.net/blogs/2009/07/air-india-and-its-never-ending-woes/
No FRILLS Airlines add FRILLS to woo fliers
Budget airlines are now introducing new flight service and schemes to either expand the aviation pie or wean away passengers from other players. Almost all the no-frills airlines are going all the way to woo fliers with service offering that leaves little difference between full service carriers such as Jet Airways Kingfisher airlines, Air lines [...]
Posted by Hemal Shah on April 3, 2009
http://hemalshah.net/blogs/2009/04/no-frills-airlines-add-frills-to-woo-fliers/







