Image from GQ magazine – see story link below The French accident report into the crash of GermanWings flight 4U9525 was released on Sunday and it makes for some grim reading. The report confirmed that Lubitz had deliberately set the Airbus … Continue reading
From the Irish Independent. UAE’s Minister for Happiness has quite the job on her hands Last month, the United Arab Emirates made headlines when its rulers announced they were appointing a ‘Minister for Happiness’. Sceptics scoffed that it was little more … Continue reading
A very solid read from today’s Guardian – barring a major shock or change in voter sentiment this will be the battle for the US Presidency – how on earth did the leadership of a great nation sink this low. Shaping … Continue reading
Clean for the Queen…..this week the British are being exhorted to voluntarily tidy up the country for the old girl’s 90th birthday. It is unlikely she will even notice. The monarch doesn’t often go out on your average street, let … Continue reading
This is really a cautionary tale for foreigners living in the UAE. Last Monday the supreme court in the United Arab Emirates jailed an Omani man for three years for “mocking” the Gulf state on WhatsApp messenger, local media reported. … Continue reading
Qatar Airways has apparently sacked the pilots responsible for substantially damaging a Boeing 777 when it struck a set of runway lights during takeoff from Miami in September. Back on 15 September last year a Qatar Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration … Continue reading
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned Thailand’s ruling generals on Tuesday that a prolonged stay in power will only worsen economic hardship in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. It is a statement of the obvious – but it came … Continue reading
From 3rd August 2016 Emirates will launch a daily service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar; and continuing on to Hanoi (HAN) in Vietnam. This new service will expand the airline’s network in Southeast Asia to 12 cities (including … Continue reading
How did we get to this? Angela Merkel, like almost every leader in Europe, is determined to keep Britain in the EU. But she is annoyed that it has come to this. According to sources close to her, she blames Cameron … Continue reading
Emirates Airline announced today a new sponsorship deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the world’s biggest sports franchises. Emirates will be the Official Airline Sponsor of the Dodgers in a deal to mark its entry into the world … Continue reading
