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Neville Isdel new Coca-Cola CEO
MUMBAI: The coronation of Neville Isdell as the new Coca-Cola Company CEO failed to create any excitement in theWall Street. Neville Isdell, an Irish citizen who retired in 2001 after more than 30 years with Coca-Cola and its bottlers, will replace chairman and chief executive Doug Daft in early summer, said an official release on Tuesday.
The 60-year-old Isdell, who oversaw Coke’s heady expansion into India, Eastern Europe and other new markets in the 1980s and 1990s, inherits a company far different from the one beloved by investors during those salad years, says reports.
Isdell takes over at a time when the company is struggling to boost sluggish sales of its flagship Coca-Cola brand, stabilize a management team and calm investors spooked by U.S. government probes of alleged accounting fraud.
Isdell said on Tuesday he agreed with the current direction of the company and hoped to build on the legacy of Daft
The incoming Coke chieftain’s first order of business, however, may be to deal with the fate of Coca-Cola President and Chief Operating Officer Steven Heyer, an ambitious former media executive who was groomed by Daft as an heir apparent when he joined the soft drink maker in 2001, suggests reports.
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Flynas launches AI-powered ‘Find My View’ seat selector
Saudi low-cost carrier lets passengers choose flight views using predictive AI and real passenger photos.
MUMBAI: Flynas just turned window seats into VIP tickets because why leave the best views to chance when AI can hand you the front-row panorama? The Saudi low-cost airline has rolled out ‘Find My View’, billed as the world’s first intelligent, AI-driven seat selector that lets passengers pick their preferred in-flight scenery before booking. Launched on 24 February 2026 in partnership with VML Riyadh, the feature analyses flight paths, direction, time of day, and weather to predict iconic sights cloud-hugging mountains, coastline flyovers, golden-hour skylines, and famous landmarks from either side of the plane.
Instead of the usual seat-number lottery, travellers browse authentic photos snapped by previous passengers on the same routes, creating a living gallery of real views that builds trust and excitement long before takeoff. The experience stays seamless, users simply decide what they want to see, and the system suggests seats accordingly.
Flynas head of marketing and branding Yara AlMashharawi said, “’Find My View’ completely redefines what it means to choose a seat on a plane. Instead of hoping you picked the right side of the aircraft, you deliberately choose the view you want, powered by AI.”
VML Riyadh executive creative director Firas Ghannam added, “The ambition was to turn a functional choice into an emotional one by combining data, AI technology and creativity in a way that reimagines the humble seat map.”
For a low-cost carrier serving key Indian hubs New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, and Calicut with direct flights to multiple Saudi destinations, the tool levels the playing field: premium views no longer require premium fares. Passengers can explore routes and try the selector at findmyview.com.
In an industry where the journey is often an afterthought, flynas is betting that a curated sky show can turn every flight into a shareable moment proving that sometimes the best part of travel isn’t just getting there, but what you see on the way.
