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Ethiopian Airlines fires pilots for falling asleep

  Bloomberg Ethiopian Airlines Group suspended a plane crew pending an investigation after they lost communication with air-traffic control in Addis Ababa before later landing safely. Flight ET343 was en route to the Ethiopian capital from Khartoum in neighbouring Sudan, Africa’s largest airline said in a statement. Appropriate action will be taken against the aviators based on the outcome of ...

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US directs airlines to provide free meals during travel chaos

  Bloomberg US airlines should buy meals and hotel rooms for passengers suffering the lengthy flight delays, according to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who called the disruptions roiling the travel industry “unacceptable.” In a letter to major carriers, Buttigieg asked that travellers be given meal vouchers for delays of at least three hours that are caused by the airlines ...

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India budget grocery chain eyes fivefold growth in heated market

Bloomberg Indian billionaire Radhakishan Damani’s discount supermarket chain, DMart, plans to boost its store count fivefold as it seeks to grow market share and hold its own against aggressive expansion from the likes of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ltd. Avenue Supermarts Ltd., which currently runs the fourth-largest number of convenience stores in India, could scale up the chain known for ...

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