GEMS IPO ahead? Up front I should declare some interest in this story as I worked for GEMS in 2007 and 2008....
Emirates and flydubai go big for Boeing On the opening day of the 2017 Dubai Airshow Emirates placed a commitment (not an order) for 40 Boeing...
The GCC dispute could “drag on for years” As the Gulf nations dispute is well into its fourth month it is clear that there is no end...
Buying property in Dubai – beware of the hype It was Dubai’s Cityscape Global property show last week. Global sounds impressive. But it is not really a global...
Etihad’s 2016 loss – US$1.87 billion. Etihad Airways today reported a $1.9bn loss for 2016, as the company added “one off impairment” charges related to...
List of demands that Qatar must meet Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar issued a strong list of demands on Thursday,...
Dubai from the air This picture was posted today on twitter by @FODavidV – an A380 first officer at Emirates. I hope he...
Qatar Crisis – commentary The Economist has a sensible piece this week on the current feud in the Gulf and the potential for...
#Qatar Crisis On Monday morning the big four Gulf partners, KSA, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt turned on our neighbour, Qatar. Qatar...
How to justify a 1600% price increase? Times are hard at Emirates – so what does the airline do – it announces a 1600% price increase...