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Indian Passengers May Enjoy In-flight Wifi Connectivity from Next Month
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Indian Passengers May Enjoy In-flight Wifi Connectivity from Next Month

With the technology growing at a great pace, Indian passengers can now expect to browse the internet and make calls on board from next month. The Indian airline SpiceJet has announced that they will become the first airline to offer wifi on board, as their new Boeing 737 Max is fitted with systems to make it possible. “We have also selected a service provider and as soon as government approvals come, passengers will be able to use wifi on board, most probably from next month,” SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh said. "Fares currently are not sustainable and airlines will have raise fares to meet cost of operations and remain profitable.” The aircraft of the airline is fitted with Satcom that will enable the airline to offer internet on board. Also, the airline will offer wifi ‘complimentary’ for th...
Inspirational story of Shrikant Pantawane, auto driver turned Indigo Pilot
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Inspirational story of Shrikant Pantawane, auto driver turned Indigo Pilot

IndiGo, on Monday, shared on micro-blogging site Twitter, an excerpt of Mr Pantawane's exceptional story which features in their in-house magazine for the month. Make sure you catch the inspirational story of Shrikant Pantawane,auto driver turned pilot, in this month's Hello 6E! pic.twitter.com/09nirwwa0D — IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) June 15, 2015 Born and raised in Nagpur, Mr Pantawane's father worked as a security guard. His humble background meant Mr Pantawane had to start earning early and he juggled school with a job as a delivery boy, driving around in an auto. It was during an airport delivery that Mr Pantawane struck up a conversation with a tea-stall vendor there and learnt of the pilot scholarship program run by aviation regulator DGCA or the Directorate General of Civil Aviation...