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Abhijith G
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India Aviation correspondent for Reuters. Views personal.

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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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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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March 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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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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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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March 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
@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.
March 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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.
March 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten - www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
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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January 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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If you feel airfare has gotten expensive there is a reason for it.

Delta forecasts strongest profit in its 100-year history www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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.
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January 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel

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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.
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December 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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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
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.
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December 24, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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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
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.
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December 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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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.

Read more: cnn.it/4ffCsRr
December 12, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Can a US missile defense system shield Guam from Chinese threat? - www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
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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December 12, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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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.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
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December 11, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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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
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.
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December 9, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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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
December 7, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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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)
December 2, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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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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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.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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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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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.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:31 PM
November 22, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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One of our top stories today on #AdaniGroup
The Adani Group's access to funding could be hampered after a US arrest warrant was issued for its billionaire founder Gautam Adani over an alleged $265 million bribery scheme, credit analysts said reut.rs/4fDNEIy
Adani Group's funding needs in focus after founder's U.S. indictment
The Adani Group's access to funding could be hampered after a U.S. arrest warrant was issued for its billionaire founder Gautam Adani over an alleged $265 million bribery scheme, credit analysts said.
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November 22, 2024 at 1:08 PM