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In India, most complaints by flyers are about harassment by airline staff

by | Mar 17, 2019 | , ,

Last year, the civil aviation ministry had told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture that “systematic grievance redressal mechanism has been already put in place through which passenger grievances received by this office are forwarded to the concerned airline for redressal directly with the complainant as the travel by air is a contractual matter between the airline and the passenger”. 

Boeing faces spate of Lawsuits after second 737 MAX 8 Crash

by | Mar 16, 2019 | ,

Boeing faces the prospect of substantial payouts to the families of passengers if it’s found responsible for both the Indonesia and Ethiopia crashes. But legal experts say the second one could prove even more damaging for the Chicago-based company. That’s because plaintiffs will argue the manufacturer was put on notice by the earlier tragedy that there was something dangerously wrong with its planes that should have been fixed.

Most Americans continue to be very afraid of Self-Driving cars: Survey

by | Mar 16, 2019 | , ,

The survey also gauged public reaction to more limited uses of autonomous vehicles. Just more than half of U.S. drivers—53 percent—said they would be comfortable using fully self-driving vehicles as low-speed people-mover systems at airports or theme parks, free from the chaotic traffic of the open road. Even fewer Americans—44 percent—said they would be comfortable with autonomous delivery vehicles that haul food or packages, not passengers.

NYC Mayor proposes $10B plan to flood-proof Manhattan as Climate Risk grows

by | Mar 16, 2019 | , , ,

President Donald Trump’s skepticism that climate change is the result of carbon-dioxide emissions from the use of fossil fuels means that the city can’t rely on federal funds unless someone else occupies the White House, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Climate scientists overwhelmingly consider such emissions as the driver of rising global temperatures.

Boeing to upgrade 737 MAX stall prevention system in 10 days: Source

by | Mar 15, 2019 | , ,

The company has previously characterised the software upgrades as an effort to make a safe plane even safer. Engineers are making changes to the system designed to prevent an aerodynamic stall if sensors detect that the jet’s nose is pointed too high and its speed is too slow. Satellite-based data showed that both the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air planes flew with erratic altitude changes that could indicate the pilots struggled to control the aircraft. Both crews tried to return to t .. 

ife insurers register 33 pc growth in new premium income at Rs 18,209 cr in Feb

by | Mar 15, 2019 |

Insurance behemoth LIC, which has the largest market share of 66.26 per cent, registered a growth of 42.2 per cent in its new year premium at Rs 12,055.81 crore during the month, according to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) data.The rest of the 23 market players in life insurance business (market share 33.74 per cent) collected premium of Rs 6,153.70 crore from new customers, witnessing a rise of 17.25 per cent from a year ago.