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Gujarat DDU-GKY Program: Over 30,000 rural youth trained, 450 receive job appointment letters




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Temple firecrackers blast: Kerala cabinet sanctions Rs 4 lakh compensation for next of kin of deceased




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How to Set Date Time from Mac Command Line

Working on a web extension that ships to an app store and isn’t immediately modifiable, like a website, can be difficult. Since you cannot immediately deploy updates, you sometimes need to bake in hardcoded date-based logic. Testing future dates can be difficult if you don’t know how to quickly change the date on your local […]

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PIX: Paralympic Stars Shine Bright

The evening was graced by the presence of Paralympic athletes Navdeep Singh and Avani Lekhara, whose inspiring achievements have brought immense pride to the nation.




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PIX: Manu, Vinesh, Babita, Bajrang Vote

Sports stars in Haryana stepped out to cast their vote on Saturday.




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Indian online gaming sector faces money laundering threat, warns report

The sector employs around one lakh people and has the potential to to create 2,50,000 jobs by 2025




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Bird brained

YW storyteller contest: We were flooded with stories for the YW Storyteller contest announced on June 24. Here are some of the entries that almost made it… Congratulations!




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Making a beeline

Does a beeline refer to a formation of bees? Or is there more to it?




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Cat of nine lives

Every afternoon, come hell or high water, the cat would come knocking...




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Fine bubble technology for the green synthesis of fairy chemicals

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00237G, Paper
Arun Kumar Manna, Mizuki Doi, Keiya Matsuo, Hiroto Sakurai, Ch. Subrahmanyam, Kohei Sato, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase
Fairy chemicals (FCs) such as 2-azahypoxanthine (AHX), isolated from naturally occurring sources, are potential phytohormones in plants and efficiently synthesized by fine bubble technology consisting of micro- to nano-sized bubbles.
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Siloxane-containing phosphine (oxide) ligands for enhanced catalytic activity of cobalt complexes for hydrosilylation reactions

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00333K, Paper
Peng Liu, Jiajian Peng, Ying Bai, Jiayun Li
A series of siloxane-containing phosphine (oxide) ligands have been designed and synthesized.
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Coumarin–azasugar–benzyl conjugates as non-neurotoxic dual inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase and cancer cell growth

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00312H, Paper
I. Caroline Vaaland Holmgard, Aday González-Bakker, Eleonora Poeta, Adrián Puerta, Miguel X. Fernandes, Barbara Monti, José G. Fernández-Bolaños, José M. Padrón, Óscar López, Emil Lindbäck
Coumarin–azasugar–benzyl conjugates were obtained through the CuAAC reaction, displaying dual anti-Alzheimer and anti-cancer activity in vitro and no neurotoxicity.
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Diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized spiroindolines via intramolecular ipso-iodocyclization/nucleophile addition cascade reactions of indole-tethered ynones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00112E, Paper
Debojyoti Bag, Sanghapal D. Sawant
Herein, we describe a highly diastereoselective approach for synthesizing polyfunctionalized spiroindolines from indolyl-ynones involving an ipso-iodocyclization/nucleophile addition cascade.
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Kinetic resolution of 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine derivatives by chiral calcium phosphate-catalyzed acylation

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00355A, Paper
Tatsuhiro Uchikura, Yuki Kanno, Yukino Fukuda, Mikoto Sato, Takahiko Akiyama
Chiral calcium phosphate-catalyzed kinetic resolution of BINAM derivatives.
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Selective recognition between aromatics and aliphatics by cage-shaped borates supported by a machine learning approach

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00408F, Paper
Open Access
Yuya Tsutsui, Issei Yanaka, Kazuhiro Takeda, Masaru Kondo, Shinobu Takizawa, Ryosuke Kojima, Akihito Konishi, Makoto Yasuda
Exploration of a Lewis acid with high selectivity for hydrocarbon moieties is assisted by a machine learning approach. Molecular polarizability is an essential factor, leading to design guidelines for Lewis acid catalysts with dispersion forces.
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A rhodium-catalyzed cascade C–H activation/annulation strategy for the expeditious assembly of pyrrolidinedione-fused 1,2-benzothiazines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00193A, Paper
Yinsong Wu, Guanghao Shi, Yanan Liu, Yangzilin Kong, Mengdi Wu, Demao Wang, Xiaobing Wu, Yongjia Shang, Xinwei He
We have developed a cascade annulation strategy triggered by rhodium(III)-catalyzed C–H activation for the expeditious assembly of pyrrolidinedione-fused 1,2-benzothiazines from free NH-sulfoximines with maleimides under mild conditions.
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HFIP-mediated C-3-alkylation of indoles and synthesis of indolo[2,3-b]quinolines & related natural products

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00414K, Paper
Auqib Rashid, Waseem I. Lone, Preeti Dogra, Showkat Rashid, Bilal A. Bhat
An expeditious metal free C-3 alkylation of indoles and its NIS-mediated deviation to indolo[2,3-b]quinolines is reported. Applications of these strategies in accessing bioactive natural products have also been demonstrated.
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Copper-catalyzed ortho-thiocyanation of aromatic amines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00137K, Communication
Monak Patel, Nitish Kumar, Hussain Bhukya, Bharatkumar Z. Dholakiya, Togati Naveen
Here, we described an efficient ortho- C(sp2)-H thiocyanation of anilines for the synthesis of aryl thiocyanates. This protocol tolerates a variety of aromatic amines to provide the desired products in good to excellent yields.
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Synthesis of fluorescent 5-heteroarylpyrimidine-containing oligonucleotides via post-synthetic trifluoromethyl conversion

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00402G, Paper
Yuta Ito, Hisato Tanaka, Ayana Murakami, Yasufumi Fuchi, Yoshiyuki Hari
5-(Benzimidazol-2-yl)- and 5-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-pyrimidine bases-modified oligonucleotides were prepared by post-synthetic trifluoromethyl conversion and their fluorescence properties were measured.
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Chemoenzymatic total synthesis of rotigotine via IRED-catalyzed reductive amination

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00072B, Communication
Dongyu Tang, Yaqing Ma, Jinping Bao, Shushan Gao, Shuli Man, Chengsen Cui
An engineered imine reductase (IRED) was developed specifically for 2-tetralone substrate, and utilized in the total synthesis of rotigotine.
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Synthesis of alkenylphosphine oxides via Tf2O promoted addition–elimination of ketones and secondary phosphine oxides

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00318G, Communication
Jiangkai Ma, Lianjie Wang, Anjiang Qiao, Zhongxian Li, Fengqian Zhao, Junliang Wu
An efficient method for the synthesis of alkenylphosphine oxides via the addition-elimination of SPOs to ketones has been developed. The reaction exhibits good yields and compatibility. Several conversions have also proven the value of this method.
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Stereoselective Synthesis of gem-Dihalopiperidines via Halo-Aza-Prins Cyclization Reaction: Access to Piperidin-4-ones and Pyridines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00338A, Paper
Anil Kumar Saikia, Surjya Kumar Bora, Subhamoy Biswas, Bipin Kumar Behera
An efficient methodology for the synthesis of 4,4-dihalopiperidine derivatives has been developed from N-(3-halobut-3-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide and aldehyde catalyzed by In(OTf)3 in excellent yields. The reaction involves an initial formation of six...
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Selective synthesis of an elusive C-functional bis-cyclam and study of its inhibition of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3059-3067
DOI: 10.1039/D3OB02050A, Paper
Marie M. Le Roy, Sandra Claes, Nathalie Saffon-Merceron, Dominique Schols, Thibault Troadec, Raphaël Tripier
A rare example of C,C'-linked bis-cyclam has been synthesized with controlled manner in mild conditions thanks to the “bis-aminal” tool, and its good CXCR4-recognition properties could be demonstated in vitro.
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Photogenerated chlorine radicals activate C(sp3)–H bonds of alkylbenzenes to access quinazolinones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2968-2973
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00129J, Communication
Xin-Yao Pan, Gui-Xia Sun, Fang-Ping Huang, Wen-Jian Qin, Qing-Hu Teng, Kai Wang
An Fe-catalyzed visible-light induced condensation of alkylbenzenes with anthranilamides has been developed.
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Unusual immunosuppressive pyridine-containing bisnor- (c23), tetranor- (c21) and pentanor- (c20) sesterterpenoids from Tibetan Leucosceptrum canum

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3019-3024
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00334A, Paper
Man Li, Ling Feng, Han Zhang, Yan-Chun Liu, Ting-Ting Zhou, Yu Zheng, Kai Guo, Yan Liu, Sheng-Hong Li
Six unusual pyridine-containing bisnor- (C23), tetranor- (C21) and pentanor- (C20) sesterterpenoids were obtained from the medicinal plant Leucosceptrum canum of Tibetan origin. The immunosuppressive activities of these sesterterpenoids were observed.
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A pyridine-N-oxide catenane for cation recognition

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3001-3008
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00176A, Paper
Open Access
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Sean R. Barlow, Nathan R. Halcovitch, Nicholas H. Evans
A pyridine-N-oxide containing [2]catenane may be reversibly protonated, as well as bind lithium cations more strongly than sodium cations.
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Palladium-catalyzed (Z)-selective allylation of phosphine oxides with vinylethylene carbonates to construct phosphorus allyl alcohols

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3068-3072
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00354C, Paper
Hua Huang, Yi-Qi Wu, Lu-Yao Han, Lu Jiang, Zhuo-Zhuo Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Bo Han, Wei Huang, Jun-Long Li
A general and efficient method for the highly stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-phosphorus allylalcohols has been developed using the Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of phosphine oxides with vinylethylene carbonates.
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Stereoselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-1,2-diazetidine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives for peptidomimetics

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2974-2977
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00278D, Communication
Open Access
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Matthew Nutter, Henry Stone, Michael Shipman, Stefan Roesner
Stereoselective synthesis of both enantiomers of orthogonally protected 1,2-diazetidine-3-carboxylic acid (aAze) from homochiral glycidol and its application in peptidomimetics.
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Selective enhancement of (6–4) photoproduct formation in dithymine dinucleotides driven by specific sugar puckering

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3025-3034
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00279B, Paper
Jouda Jakhlal, Clément Denhez, Stéphanie Coantic-Castex, Agathe Martinez, Dominique Harakat, Thierry Douki, Dominique Guillaume, Pascale Clivio
Evidence is presented that (6–4) photoproduct formation between two thymine residues in dinucleotide analogues is significantly and specifically enhanced when the 5''- and 3''-end sugar puckering are mainly north and south, respectively.
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Photochromism of phenazine-2,3-diol derivatives through excited state intermolecular proton transfer based on keto–enol tautomerization

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00387J, Paper
Open Access
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Kazuki Ohira, Kumpei Kozuka, Naoki Kaneda, Masahiro Yamamoto, Keiichi Imato, Yousuke Ooyama
It was found that phenazine-2,3-diol derivatives exhibit photochromism through excited state intermolecular proton transfer (ESInterPT) processes based on keto–enol tautomerization.
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3-Halo-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2-oxazine N-oxides as synthetic equivalents of unsaturated nitrile oxides in the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition with arynes: synthesis of substituted 3-vinyl-1,2-benzisoxazoles

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00391H, Communication
Alexander A. Lukoyanov, Svetlana A. Aksenova, Andrey A. Tabolin, Alexey Yu. Sukhorukov
3-Halo-1,2-oxazine N-oxide derivatives act as surrogates of vinyl nitrile oxides in tandem [3 + 2]-cycloaddition/[3 + 2]-cyclofragmentation with arynes leading to benzisoxazoles.
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Dess–Martin periodinane-mediated oxidation of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00240G, Communication
Open Access
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Alexandra R. E. Serre, Vibhu Jha, Adèle Rivault, Leif A. Eriksson, Goreti Ribeiro Morais, Robert A. Falconer
Herein we describe the first example of the conversion of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid by use of the Dess–Martin periodinane oxidising agent.
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Electro-oxidative three-component cascade coupling of isocyanides with elemental sulfur and amines for the synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00432A, Paper
Peng-Fei Huang, Jia-Le Fu, Ying Peng, Jian-Hong Fan, Long-Jin Zhong, Kewen Tang, Yu Liu
2-Aminobenzothiazoles are commonly encountered in various functional compounds. Herein, we disclose an electro-oxidative three-component reaction for the effective synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles under mild conditions, utilizing non-toxic and abundant elemental sulfur...
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Revisiting Biginelli-like Reactions: Solvent Effects, Mechanisms, Biological Applications and Correction of Several Literature Reports

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00272E, Paper
Brenno A. D. Neto, Pedro Beck, Arthur Leitão, Yasmin Santana, Jose R. Correa, Carime Vitória da Silva Rodrigues, Daniel Machado, Guilherme Matos, Luciana Machado Ramos, Claudia Cristina Gatto, Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade, Sarah Caldas
This study critically reevaluates reported Biginelli-like reactions using a Kamlet-Abboud-Taft-based solvent effect model. Surprisingly, structural misassignments were discovered in certain multicomponent reactions, leading to the identification of pseudo three-component derivatives...
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Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of quinoline-anthranilic acid hybrids as potent anti-inflammatory drugs

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00040D, Paper
Sidra Siddique, Khalid Hussain, Naureen Shehzadi, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Nadeem Arshad, Sadaf Iftikhar, Farhat Saghir, Ayisha Shaukat, Muhammad Sarfraz, Nisar Ahmed
Despite the high global prevalence, rheumatoid arthritis lacks a satisfactory treatment.
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Synthesis of Deuteriodifluoromethylthiolated Isocoumarins-1- imines and Isocoumarins Enabled by Multi-Component Reagents System (MCRS)

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00328D, Communication
Xuemin Li, Haofeng Shi, Jiaxin He, Jialiang Wu, Fengxia Sun, Yunfei Du
The combining use of BnSCF2D, mCPBA and Tf2O serves as an efficient multi-component reagents system (MCRS) for the synthesis of deuteriodifluoromethylthiolated isocoumarins-1-imines/isocoumarins via intramolecular cyclization/ deuteriodifluoromethylthiolation of 2-alkynylbenzamide/2-alkynylbenzoates. The approach...
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TEMPO/PhI(OAc)2 promotes the α-aminophosphinoylation of alcohols with amines and H-phosphine oxides in aqueous medium

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00302K, Communication
Qiang Huang, Xin Jin, Lvjia Wu, Jiangdong Li, Qianlu Xing, Xianheng Wang, Changkuo Zhao
The aminophosphinoylation of alcohols with amines and H-phosphine oxides provides an efficient and mild approach to access various α-aminoalkylphosphine oxides in good yields with good tolerance of functional groups using H2O as a clean solvent.
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Facile synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline containing dithiocarbamate derivatives via one-pot sequential multicomponent reaction

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00490F, Communication
SIDDHARTHA KUMAR SENAPATI, Anit Pal, Animesh Das
An efficient sequential multi-component method for the synthesis of tertrahydroquinoline containing dithiocarbamate has been developed. This reaction involved a boronic acid-catalyzed reduction of quinoline to tertrahydroquinoline, followed by nucleophilic addition...
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New Generation of Highly Reactive Allylborating Agents For Cu(I)-Catalyzed Allylation of Chiral Sulfinylimines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00291A, Paper
Michael S. Alexeev, Tatyana V. Strelkova, Michail M. Ilyin, Jr., Yulia V. Nelyubina, Ivan A. Bespalov, Michael Medvedev, Victor N Khrustalev, Nikolai Kuznetsov
The implementation of selective catalytic processes with highly active reagents is an attractive strategy that meets modern principles of sustainable development of chemistry. In the current study, we for the...
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Regioselective synthesis of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones in eutectogel as a confined reaction medium using LED light

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00140K, Communication
R. Vara Prasad, Yogendra Kumar, R. Arun Kumar, Tohira Banoo, Subbiah Nagarajan
The use of a simple carbohydrate-derived eutectogel facilitating a LED-light-induced regioselective synthesis of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones in good yields is reported.
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Visible light-driven photocatalytic sulfonative oxidation of benzyl secondary amines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00348A, Paper
Yong-Xiang Lü, Xinqian Wang, Ying-Ming Pan, Keyume Ablajan
A method for the α-oxidation and sulfonation of benzyl secondary amines was developed utilizing Ir(III) or Eosin Y as the photocatalyst in the presence of O2 as a green oxidant....
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Wanted: A booster dose for airlines

As vaccination numbers increase, airlines and the government look for the middle path to revive the beleagured travel sector




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Year-end blues for beleagued airlines

The results of IndiGo and SpiceJet hold clues to the mid-term future of the country’s airline industry




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As the price of aviation turbine fuel soars, airlines’ finances spin out of control




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Regional airlines fly into rough weather

From poor applicability of policy to lack of quality manpower and capital, problems plaguing them are manifold




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The making of ‘agile’ airlines

How adoption of AI, ML can empower flying




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Domestic air travel leads airline recovery: Boeing

Low-cost carriers aid market with point-to-point structure and affordable rates




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Reskilling of airline workforce needed

Industry grapples with skilling/reskilling employees right from pilots to ground handling staff whose skills may be redundant




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Omicron: Airlines on a wing and prayer

Over 3,000 flights were cancelled on the eve of Christmas and cancellations are expected to double as New Year approaches




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Those magnificent flying machines

The aviation industry’s roller-coaster ride