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Emirates 2017/2018 results – steadying the ship

Posted on May 9, 2018 by rascott
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Emirates today announced its full year results for the year to 31 March 2018. The annual report is here: 2017/2018 Emirates Annual Report 2016/2017 was terrible. So an improvement was always likely. But it is solid rather than impressive. My … Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai airport upgrades – believe it when it happens

Posted on March 5, 2018 by rascott
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Squadron Leader Monthanik Rakngam, the General Manager of Chiang Mai International Airport and team made an announcement on February 28th on a new project to increase the airport’s capacity due to the dramatic increase of the passengers over the past … Continue reading →

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Dodgy statistics from DWC

Posted on February 21, 2018 by rascott
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Here is the trouble with simply rehashing a press release and calling it news. The press release is marketing – it is about finding a silver lining. Emirates 24/7 is no  longer a newspaper – but it also appears to … Continue reading →

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To boldly go….

Posted on February 7, 2018 by rascott
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As a kid I kept scrapbooks of all the early Mercury, Gemini, Apollo space flights. I could name all the crews. I listened gob-smacked as Lovell, Boorman and Anders – the crew of Apollo 8 – recited from the book … Continue reading →

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EK adds Chile

Posted on February 1, 2018 by rascott
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Emirates will fly 5 times a week from Dubai to Santiago International Airport (SCL), via the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, starting on July 5, 2018. The new service will see Emirates fly an additional five times a week to … Continue reading →

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A350 over Chiang Mai

Posted on January 2, 2018 by rascott
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Thai Airways is occasionally sending its new Airbus A350 to Chiang Mai. Here she is arriving in January in both cloud and sunshine. … Continue reading →

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Emirates in a fog at Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2017 by rascott
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Poor old Emirates. I almost feel for them. But in part this was a mess of their own making. There is fog every year in Dubai. It rolls in when the temperature and due point co-incide.  And it is often … Continue reading →

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Emirates to Stansted

Posted on December 20, 2017 by rascott
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They are rejoicing today on the streets of Saffron Walden as Emirates announces a new daily service from London Stansted to Dubai. The new service will start on June 8, 2018 with a three-class Boeing 777-300ER. The timings are a … 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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CNX – 2.

Posted on October 13, 2017 by rascott
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I am trying to understand the debate over the future of Chiang Mai’s airport. I think this is where things are right now: if I have got this right the RTAF owns CNX – much like they own Don Muang. … Continue reading →

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