The Curious Case of Indigo Airlines

 Ok, not sure where this will go, but the outrage is palpable. And warranted. Next to the Indian Railways, Indigo airlines probably ferries the most people around India as a single entity- just a guess.

And guess what? They don't have enough pilots. They are not owned by the government, so there's no hiring freeze. And they have been growing by choice, expanding the number of flights (and planes) like crazy. 

But pilots? Not really. Incredible? Maybe. But who will bell the cat, as they keep saying.

Well, if you are in deep slumber or sleep-walking with blinders on the rest of the time, you need a wake-up call. 

So, after boasting about how they are so wonderful, caring and customer-friendly, a Laxmi Bomb ( Diwali cracker) went off, and their Utopian world came apart in one fell swoop. Around 1000 flights were cancelled in a day, for 'operational' reasons. Someone please do a brain operation on their top management. 

Similar disasters are waiting to happen in the over-digitised world, according to me, a sceptic. Let's see..

Aircraft Maintenance Jokes

I hope these are jokes, or else I will be scared to fly from here onwards..These are logs of complaints by pilots and responses by maintenance crews.

Complaint- Something loose in the cockpit.
Response- Something tightened in cockpit.

C- Suspected crack in windshield.
R- Suspect you are right.

C- Mouse in cockpit.
R- Cat installed.

C- DME volume unbelievably loud.
R- Volume set to more believable level.

C- IFF inoperative.
R- IFF is always inoperative in Off Mode.

Group Discussion for Selection

Yes, but for selecting directors of IIMs, according to a news item. Strange, maybe. Out of the box, certainly. So I thought I will lay out some more of these out of the box selection procedures for various positions.

Air hostesses-ability to wriggle in and out of the tight dresses..the fastest gets selected. Breeds punctuality.

Pilots- ability to stop breathing for a few hours- to clear the breathalyser test, of course.

Students- ability to copy and paste from different online sources without citing references.

Facebook employees- those who can modify their face from bookish to presentable, proved through a pouting selfie

Google employees- ability to bowl a googly..or a doosra.

Film extras for group dances- wriggle various body parts separately or together on demand.

Heroes- A criminal record or a case filed at the minimum.

Heroines- at least one honourable scandal.