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Women now hold more than 1 in 4 public company board seats in California

California’s “Women on Boards” mandate is working great — for white women......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 4th, 2021

I flew in one of Delta"s swankiest business class seats from LA to NYC and it wasn"t anywhere near worth the $800 price tag during the pandemic

Flying in business class i.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 14th, 2021

I flew Southwest for the first time since it stopped blocking middle seats. The friendly service didn"t make up for inconsistent social-distancing practices.

Southwest was an early adopter of the popular seat-blocking policy but began filling planes to capacity in December. Flying on Southwest .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 24th, 2021

United says it won"t guarantee empty middle seats on its aircrafts after a San Francisco doctor tweeted a photo of a nearly-full flight

Ethan Weiss/Twitter A San Francisco cardiologist flying out of New York on Saturday said passengers were "shocked" to find a nearly-full flight after they believed United had barred passengers .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 11th, 2020

Rear-facing plane seats could be the future of air travel as airlines seek to make flying safer in a post-pandemic world

Aviointeriors Aviointeriors is shifting away from its density-focused seat products and designing new seat types and add-ons .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 29th, 2020

EasyJet CEO sees flying restarting with empty middle seats

The chief executive of easyJet said when flying restarts after the coronavirus crisis recedes planes are likely to operate with the middle seat empty due to social distancing regulations......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

Exclusive: India plans to top up strategic tanks with cheap Saudi, UAE oil - sources

India plans to take advantage of low prices for oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to top up its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR), two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 16th, 2020

What California"s new women directors bring to the boardroom

Fears that a California law requiring public companies to add women to their boards of directors by the end of last year would result in the same women taking seats on multiple panels were unfounded, although the majority of new directors came from.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 25th, 2020

Jeff Bezos is visiting India amid protests and a government investigation into Amazon — here"s what his trip has been like so far (AMZN)

Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos visited India this week for the first time in more than five years.  Bezos has been out and about, flying kites with kids, visitin.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 16th, 2020

Passengers flying between the UK and India endured a nightmarish 36-hour delay as their airline plotted a new route because of US-Iran tensions

Passengers flying between the UK and India were delayed for more than 36 hours over the weekend, with airline TUI blaming "airspace restrictions" in the Middle East for the travel nightmare. Tensions have fla.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 7th, 2020

Viral video shows women forming a human shield around their friend being beaten by police for protesting India"s new citizenship law

Screenshot/Twitter Video footage of a group of women forming a human shield around a man who was being beaten by police during a protest in India has gone viral. T.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 16th, 2019

India weighs tougher rules for Boeing 737 MAX on return to flying: source

India is considering setting an experience threshold for pilots who fly Boeing's 737 MAX planes, as it moves to ensure safety once the aircraft returns to service, a senior official of the air safety regulator told Reuters......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

Women exceed 25% of board seats on S&P 500 for the first time

Women hold more than a quarter of board seats among the biggest companies for the first time, an analysis by executive recruiter Spencer Stuart found. A record number of women of all races and... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkOct 26th, 2019

Market Extra: Activist fund Cartica pushes for sustainable practices in India, including making underwear better

Cartica Management, a $2 billion women-led fund, targets public companies in emerging markets where it can boost ESG practices and share prices.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 4th, 2019

After years of ‘glacial’ change, women now hold more than 1 in 4 corporate board seats

After being stuck at 16 percent for several years, the percentage of women-held board seats in the S&P 500 now reaches nearly 27 percent, according to data from ISS Analytics. Just one company in the S&P 500 has an all-male board......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJul 29th, 2019

Serving women is not a niche and should be a priority

The demographics and trends have been well publicized for a number of years. Next year, women will control $22 trillion. That’s more than the all the goods and services produced (GDP) in China and India combined. Forty eight percent of the mil.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 12th, 2019

From Boardroom to Ballot: How One Group Is Getting More Women to Run for Office

She should run. Following the 2018 midterm elections, the U.S. has more women than ever in Congress: 125 women won seats to the House or Senate. Thousands more ran. But we have a long way to go until we reach gender parity. Women cont.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 18th, 2019

Influential Women 2019: New California law gets women seats at the corporate table

The law will touch some of the biggest companies in the world, including Apple, Google, Intel, Cisco, Salesforce and Charles Schwab. Each will have to appoint at least one more woman to their board by 2021......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 13th, 2019

Boeing axes 210 orders after India"s Jet stops flying

Boeing Co removed 210 aircraft from its order backlog and took an impairment charge over customer financing losses on Wednesday following the near-collapse of India's Jet Airways......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 24th, 2019

"Can"t sleep at night": Despair over jobs as India"s Jet Airways grounded

Bhoja Poojari has handled baggage for India's Jet Airways Ltd since it began flying nearly 26 years ago. Now, like many other Jet employees, he fears for the future as the debt-laden airline descends into crisis......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 18th, 2019