Hub airline perils in the time of Coronavirus
After a recent Qatar Airways flight 12 passengers tested positive for Covid-19. Qatar AIrways pleaded that it is not...
Category: Emirates
Layoffs at Emirates
With the economic fall-out of this awful pandemic it was inevitable that Emirates would follow other airlines with...
Emirates: The demise of the A380; the rebirth of the A330 and a rethink on the A350
In what was basically an admission that the airline had misjudged its future fleet needs Emirates today announced the demise...
The blockade derby- Qataris not welcome
Tonight is the blockade derby. UAE at home to Qatar in the Asia Cup semi final. The winners will...
A call for the release of Ahmed Mansoor
I support this letter and plea for the UAE government to release Ahmed Mansoor. “We, the undersigned, call on...
No more defending the UAE
This website has in the past defended the UAE; praised some of the initiatives there and the willingness to...
US/Gulf airlines pact is more armistice than peace treaty
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed a deal on May 11th which is the resolution...
Emirates 2017/2018 results – steadying the ship
Emirates today announced its full year results for the year to 31 March 2018. The annual report is here:...
Exential is a classic Dubai tale of greed
Exential was a scam. It was so obviously a scam that anyone who fell for it was delusional and...
EK adds Chile
Emirates will fly 5 times a week from Dubai to Santiago International Airport (SCL), via the Brazilian city of...