The airline business makes money only for the aircraft manufacturers, airports, food suppliers…rarely for the airline. This post is about the attitude of the employees of Jet airways, Kingfisher and Air India. On my last trip when I was at the airport waiting to get into an aircraft…and could not find a newspaper..suddenly one of […]
Not sure if you have heard this, but this is true in many cases. Take the example of travel options from Mumbai to Pune. You have air, trains (exclusive to Pune and all trains going south), taxi, buses, ….and all seem to be full. When each of these services started people may have wondered…’Is there […]
I think it is much easier to remain healthy, but far more complicated to look after your wealth. Of course I am assuming that people do not buy every vitamin pill, curative pill, magic dye…..and make a mess. If you just eat simple food, do some exercises, sleep well,…you will normally lead a healthy life. […]
Not very long back I was addressing a group of school teachers – in a big branded school. The school owners were worried about the government allowing foreign schools to come and operate in India – and naturally they were scared. When it came to my turn I asked the teachers: How many of you […]
A few years ago there was a run on a bank…surely nobody wants me to name the bank, correct? Well I will not. RBI went out of its way to rescue it. When I was talking to somebody in the management of that bank, he said ‘It is actually RBI’s problem’ – we have no […]
I move in a completely different social setting….but nowadays I am meeting some people with such ideas too: 1. Best jobs in India are in the Government: Parents (and therefore their children) who believe that the best jobs in India. Funnily this comes from the basic insecurity that private sector hires and fires whimsically. 2. […]
Whenever I look at the airline industry I wonder how they make money…for the shareholder. All airlines buy planes from the same companies, fly to the same airports, recruit from the same talent pool (well largely), have the same set of shareholders….how will the end product be different? Well I have no clue, but I […]