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To most people, the Sky is the limit. To those who love Aviation, the Sky is Home! Jerry Crawford
Features
How Naresh Goyal became the Gordon Gekko of Indian Commercial Aviation!
Naresh Goyal's greed got the better of him in the end and destroyed one of the most prominent airline brands to emerge out of India!
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Feb 20
The abrupt and inexplicable departure of Akbar Al Baker from Qatar Airways!
A year after his sudden departure from Qatar Airways, AVIATHÈQUE attempts to unearth the reasons that led to his sudden departure.
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Aug 27, 2024
Profiles
Profile: Red Canoe. How a bush plane and Canadian icon inspired an Aviation themed clothing and fashion brand!
Red Canoe National Heritage Brands Inc., Canada, designs, produces and sells under the trade name - Red Canoe, a proprietary line of product
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Feb 24
Maverick vs. Iceman redux
“Up there with the best of the best." Marketing tagline, Top Gun (1986) An interesting comparison emerged as I was...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Sep 22, 2024
Shorts
Devil’s Advocate Series: Are Inflight Safety Videos sacrificing safety in pursuit of creative novelty?
Zany flight safety videos seem to be the order of the day for airlines it would appear! Predominantly the turf of full-service airlines...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Dec 30, 2024
Devil’s Advocate Series: Can Public Address (PA) announcements from the flight deck make or break a flight experience?
Within the last couple of weeks, I happened to take four domestic flights within India. Out of these, two were with Air India (AI), one...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Dec 30, 2024
Devil’s Advocate Series: Are Air Crash Investigation videos breeding a new crop of fearful flyers?
Onboard a short-haul flight recently, I exchanged small talk with a fellow passenger in the neighboring seat. This gent, upon learning my...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Dec 30, 2024
Random
AVIATHÈQUE’s pick of some of the best YouTube channels for Aviation content in 2025 (so far!)
Broadly categorized and in no particular order these are: Category: General Speedtape Films: Cockpit Casual The channel, a brainchild of...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Feb 7
How two German aviation icons inspired a series of classic watch designs.
How two German aviation icons inspired a series of classic watch designs.
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Jan 1, 2025
Why ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is an affront to the memory of Tony Scott!
[ Walter whipping out a gun and shouting].. Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Sep 5, 2024
Reviews
Bollywood Movie: Sky Force
An absolute 'Sky FARCE', that attempts to delude you into believing it is pedaling pious patriotism in the garb of a creative endeavor..
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Feb 28
Book Review: Sky High - The Untold Story of IndiGo
The IndiGo story is also striking in that it is unique in the annals of Indian commercial aviation, for an airline to have been so consisten
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Jan 2
‘Fighter’ and the epic mediocrity of Bollywood’s unfailingly crass projection of the Indian Air Force on-screen!
This turkey is totally brain-dead! -Gordon Gekko, Wall Street (1987) Having watched a string of movies in recent times, centered...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Sep 19, 2024
Wanderings
The 'HUMP' WWII Museum
Inaugurated in November 2023, in the idyllic small town of Pasighat, in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, the ‘HUMP’ WW2 Museum is...
Prashant Kavi (PK)
Aug 27, 2024
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