#Qatar Crisis
On Monday morning the big four Gulf partners, KSA, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt turned on our neighbour, Qatar. Qatar...
Category: Aviation
Another Thai airline – another non-starter?
Another unlikely Thai airline start-up. Thai Platinum Airlines. Here is their art-worked airplane – with a website on the...
How to justify a 1600% price increase?
Times are hard at Emirates – so what does the airline do – it announces a 1600% price increase...
Emirates 2016/2017 annual results – as bad as expected
Emirates Results excluding DNATA in AED billions y/e 31 March 2017 half year to 31 March 2017 half year...
A little clarity on plans for Dubai’s airports
Aviation Business reported today that Dubai Airport CEO Paul Griffiths has revealed more detail around the city’s plan to...
Etihad’s interim appointments are a holding pattern
Etihad Airways, in a surprise announcement yesterday, appointed Ray Gammell as it’s interim Group CEO, and confirmed that James...
Qatar Airways – route announcements or statements of intent
In classic Qatar Airways fashion their CEO has made another dramatic statement of new route plans – without any...
United – the not so friendly skies
Following the events on United Flight 3411 at Chicago O’Hare the US based journalist Steven Thrasher left a series...
Trip Advisor’s airline awards throw up some unlikely results
Picture: Emirates Press release So TripAdvisor has gone into the awards business and has made Emirates very happy with...
Seasonal cuts for Emirates
Emirates between April and June 2017 is adjusting operations on selected routes, including aircraft changes or frequency reduction. Some...