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...
Author: rascott
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...
Trump’s Syria attack
The world is a scarier place today: after an apparent nerve-gas attack by the Syrian air force killed more...
Seasonal cuts for Emirates
Emirates between April and June 2017 is adjusting operations on selected routes, including aircraft changes or frequency reduction. Some...
Another EMAAR fire in Downtown Dubai
Downtown Dubai woke on Sunday morning to a serious fire in a high-rise tower complex being built alongside the Dubai...
Ganging up on the ME3
Emirates and the ME3 are having to circle the wagons in the face of increasing global resistance to the...
Washington Post and The Financial Times on the #electronicsban
Trump won’t allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here’s why. By Henry Farrell and Abraham...
Security or protectionism?
Bad news yesterday for the portable office warrior. People like me who carry a laptop, ipad and one or...
United Emirates – German media hints at merger discussions
Back on 24th December 2016 I wrote an article titled “United Emirates.” Now the German business newspaper, Handelsblatt, has...
Dusit Hotel under threat
BK magazine is reporting that Bangkok may be about to witness the demise of the old Dusit Thani hotel...