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GEMS IPO ahead?

Posted on December 6, 2017 by rascott
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Up front I should declare some interest in this story as I worked for GEMS in 2007 and 2008. Now a decade later the long-muted GEMS Education IPO is a little closer to reality. The Financial Times is reporting that GEMS … Continue reading →

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Emirates and flydubai go big for Boeing

Posted on November 15, 2017 by rascott
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On the opening day of the 2017 Dubai Airshow Emirates placed a commitment (not an order) for 40 Boeing 787-10 series airliners. Sir Tim Clark insisted that the airplane fits naturally into the airline’s fleet plans. Which is a bit strange … Continue reading →

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The GCC dispute could “drag on for years”

Posted on October 22, 2017 by rascott
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As the Gulf nations dispute is well into its fourth month it is clear that there is no end in sight – unless one side backs down with an enormous loss of face. Instead this dispute could drag on for … Continue reading →

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Buying property in Dubai – beware of the hype

Posted on September 19, 2017 by rascott
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It was Dubai’s Cityscape Global property show last week. Global sounds impressive. But it is not really a global show. It is a show promoting the UAE’s developers and their property developments in the UAE. So let me relate a … Continue reading →

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Etihad’s 2016 loss – US$1.87 billion.

Posted on July 27, 2017 by rascott
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Etihad Airways today reported a $1.9bn loss for 2016, as the company added “one off impairment” charges related to writedowns in aircraft and financial assets and to fuel hedging losses. The Abu Dhabi carrier swung from a $103m profit in … Continue reading →

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List of demands that Qatar must meet

Posted on June 23, 2017 by rascott
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Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar issued a strong list of demands on Thursday, insisting that Qatar close the Al-Jazeera tv network, cut back diplomatic ties to Iran and sever all ties with the Muslim … Continue reading →

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Dubai from the air

Posted on June 17, 2017 by rascott
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This picture was posted today on twitter by @FODavidV – an A380 first officer at Emirates. I hope he will not mind me making use of his picture. It is interesting because ten years ago almost none of the high … Continue reading →

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Qatar Crisis – commentary

Posted on June 11, 2017 by rascott
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The Economist has a sensible piece this week on the current feud in the Gulf and the potential for escalation. It is hard to see any early resolution to this dispute – and without an early resolution some form of … Continue reading →

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#Qatar Crisis

Posted on June 8, 2017 by rascott
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On Monday morning the big four Gulf partners, KSA, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt turned on our neighbour, Qatar. Qatar is the local minnow. Diplomatic ties have been terminated. Airspace and territorial waters have been closed to Qatari owned transport. And … Continue reading →

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How to justify a 1600% price increase?

Posted on June 2, 2017 by rascott
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Times are hard at Emirates – so what does the airline do – it announces a 1600% price increase for its on board wifi! Currently all passengers can access !)MB of wifi for free. And for US$1 (which is donated … Continue reading →

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