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☆ Ryanair aiming for at least 50% growth in east, central Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Alan Charlish | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO-General view of the Ryanair logo at their headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, September 16, 2021. "We want to focus very much on this region," Alicja Wojcik-Golebiowska, the CEE and Baltics country manager for Ryanair told Reuters in an interview. "We see that central and eastern Europe was a little bit left behind in last years. Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air will be its main competitor as it offers similar cheap fares, as well as connections to the Middle East. She said the company was also aiming for a dominant position in countries like Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Persons: Golebiowska, Alan Charlish, Joanna Plucinska, Mark Potter Organizations: Ryanair, REUTERS, Wizz Air, Europe's, Boeing, Reuters, Wizz, Irish, Airlines, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, WARSAW, Europe, Poland, Spain, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Warsaw, London

☆ Bill Oesterle, Co-Founder of Angie’s List, Dies at 57
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1999, with the dot-com boom near its apogee, Angie’s List moved online. The site, which still charged a subscription fee and also made money through advertising, rated different businesses from A to F in categories like punctuality and professionalism. It also allowed users to write signed reviews about different businesses in their area, which Angie’s List hoped would make reviews fairer and more accurate. Mr. Oesterle became chief executive in 1999, when Ms. Hicks left to attend Harvard Business School. In 2004 Mr. Oesterle stepped away to run Mr. Daniels’s campaign for governor.

☆ Factbox: India's Go First seeks revival after court grants bankruptcy protection
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The airline is owned by the Wadia Group, which also runs bread and biscuits maker Britannia Industries (BRIT.NS) and textile firm Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co (BDYN.NS). Nearly half of the fleet was grounded due to problems with their Pratt & Whitney (P&W) jet engines that are yet to be replaced. The low-cost carrier posted its biggest annual loss in fiscal 2022, local media have reported. The Wadia Group was in talks to sell a part of its stake or completely exit the airline, the Economic Times newspaper reported in April. The grounding and related issues also saw the airline delay plans to go public, local media reported.

☆ Factbox: India's Go First seeks insolvency resolution as engine trouble grounds fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 2 (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First Airways filed for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday. The airline is owned by the Wadia Group, which also runs bread and biscuits maker Britannia Industries (BRIT.NS) and textile firm Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co (BDYN.NS). The low-cost carrier posted its biggest annual loss in fiscal 2022, local media had reported. The Wadia Group was in talks to sell a part of its stake or completely exit the airline, the Economic Times newspaper had reported in April. The grounding and related issues also saw the airline delay plans to go public, local media reported.

☆ Inflation is squeezing some seniors — so they're coming out of retirement to work as hosts and cashiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As wages increase in service jobs, seniors are getting in on the action to offset inflation, according to USA Today. As inflation squeezes them out of retirement, many are taking jobs as cashiers, retail associates, and hosts at local restaurants, among other service industry jobs. "The extra money is helpful," Steve Weeks, a 69-year-old Florida resident who reentered the workforce after five years in retirement, told USA Today. "I still had some work left in me," Weeks told USA Today. Silvija Martincevic, CEO of scheduling software company Deputy, told USA Today that older workers are often better in customer-facing roles.

☆ Walmart is slapped with 2 lawsuits in a week accusing the retailer of unfairly firing workers with chronic illnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The lawsuits say Walmart didn't accommodate the former employees, one who has Crohn's disease, and other, epilepsy. Crohn's disease is a chronic condition that causes inflammation in individuals' digestive tract. In early November 2016, Tucker went to the emergency room due to a "medical episode" and had to miss work, according to the lawsuit. Per the lawsuit, Walmart ignored those requests as well as subsequent ones, and did not excuse absences for further medical episodes. Per the non-profit Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Crohn's disease does count as a disability under the ADA.

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320neo passenger plane moves on the runway after landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2021. In another sign of the formerly government-owned carrier's whirlwind transformation under its new owner Tata Group, Air India is testing ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular chatbot, to replace paper-based practices. Air India is not only reworking every aspect of operations - from systems to supply chains - but integrating four Tata-related airlines, with Air India due to merge with Vistara while low-cost Air India Express and AirAsia India also converge. Airline mergers in India have had little success with Air India still hobbled by the botched integration of Indian Airlines in 2007. Air India's planes are already a mix of Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) jets with multiple cabin configurations.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which on Tuesday accused the largest U.S. retailer of illegally firing a North Carolina deli worker with Crohn's disease. According to a complaint filed in the Charlotte, North Carolina federal court, Walmart did not excuse several absences though Tucker provided doctor's notes, and rejected her requests for periodic leave or a transfer to a job nearer the bathroom. Crohn's disease is an chronic bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract, and can lead to diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue and weight loss. Tucker was a long-term employee who needed "flexibility" from Walmart because of her debilitating health condition, EEOC lawyer Melinda Dugas said in a statement. The case is EEOC v Wal-Mart Stores East LP, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, No.

☆ Delta was the most on-time North American airline during a chaotic 2022, data shows. See which carriers made the top 10.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Aviation data analytics company Cirium has revealed its annual on-time performance review for 2022. Delta Air Lines led the pack with a rate of about 84%, while Air Canada came in last at just 55%. Travel data provider Official Aviation Guide says a score of at least 80% is considered "pretty good." Fortunately, aviation data analytics company Cirium has the answer. Here is a closer look at North America's best and worst airlines for on-time performance in 2022.

☆ London's Heathrow airport extends passenger limits until late October as travel strains continue into the fall
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-15 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Passengers wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus arrive at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 in London, August 3,, 2021. London Heathrow Airport has extended limits on departing passengers through late October to avoid travel chaos as Britain's busiest hub grapples with staffing shortages and a surge in travelers. No more than 100,000 passengers a day can depart Heathrow through Oct. 29, the airport said Monday. The airport said, since it first established the capacity limits, punctuality and wait times for bags have improved and there have been fewer last-minute cancellations. Some airlines, including American, are barring the use of some employee flight perks out of London Heathrow and warning staff about difficulties finding seats using their travel benefits from some European airports, CNBC reported last week.

☆ Women are the majority in education, yet still find themselves overlooked for promotions and making less than their male peers
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Katherine Hekker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Chelsea WarnerLena Peck, a middle-school teacher in a Maryland charter school, noticed early in her career that her male principal had stronger and more personal relationships with male teachers. Her male principal seems to address female teachers more directly regarding punctuality and dress code, while "male teachers don't seem to get talked to," she added. Male teachers in the aggregate do demonstrate a clear preference for working under male administrators. A 2018 study found that male teachers are "significantly more likely to leave a school when it is led by a female principal." White women make up the majority of public school teachers, about 60%.

☆ Anthony Gonzalez snags GoodRx, Marie Newman sells Moderna, Gary Peters buys fossil fuel burners
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Newman sells ModernaLast week, Insider reporters Kimberly Leonard and Warren Rojas profiled the stock trades of Rep. Marie Newman, a freshman Democrat from Illinois, and her husband. On Wednesday, Newman reported that she or her husband made additional stock trades in January. And he and his wife last week reported making dozens of different stock trades and financial moves during March. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat from New Jersey, made more than 60 stock trades during March. Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat from Kentucky, meanwhile made nearly 20 stock trades during March.

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