The origin story of Blackbird, a startup that links travelers to planes and commercial pilots through an app, didn’t begin with air travel. It was prompted by car sickness. Blackbird CEO and founder Rudd Davis, who was getting his pilot’s license at the time, asked his flight instructor if he would fly his family to […]
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Putting the band back together, ExactTarget execs reunite to launch MetaCX
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View More Putting the band back together, ExactTarget execs reunite to launch MetaCXPilot’s tweets about flying her own mother is the feel good story we need right now
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In a world of constant turmoil and uncertainty, it’s always a welcome surprise when you come across a story that’s just… nice.
On Tuesday, Air India pilot Ashrrita shared a photograph from her mother’s last day at work. As it turned out it was a special day for a number of reasons.
So happy and honoured to be able to pilot the one flight that mattered. It was my mom’s dream to have me pilot her last flight as an Air Hostess with @airindiain ๐ As she retires after her glorious 38 years of service, I will be carrying on with her legacy 😇 #grateful #proud pic.twitter.com/zcUTNCENzj
— Ashrrita (@caramelwings) July 31, 2018 Read more…
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