Category: Dubai
Premium economy by 2018 at Emirates
Premium Economy on Cathay Pacific Emirates Airline is planning to launch a premium economy cabin within 18 months according to...
The Economist on the future of the A380
The Economist has shared its thoughts on the future of the Airbus A380 in this article. See below. The issue...
EK521 – a three year investigation?
Honestly this is not good enough. The investigation into the Emirates jet crash landing at Dubai International on Aug. 3...
Statistical games at DWC
In a press release today Dubai airports trumpeted that the airport “is now gaining ground in the region as...
EK to DXB by 2025 – maybe
Dubai has hired HSBC to advise it on borrowing US$3 billion to finance the expansion of its two international...
Emirates half year profit collapses
Emirates reported a 75 per cent fall in first-half net profit from its airline operations resulting from a strong...
Lessons from EK521 – Experience counts
There was a post yesterday on PPRUNE that is one of the most carefully crafted posts that I have...
Etihad’s costly investment strategy
I have previously questioned Etihad’s policy of making significant investments in less than successful airlines. The strategy appears to...
EK521 preliminary report issued by GCAA
The UAE GCAA today released its preliminary report into the crash of EK521. Credit where due – ICAO rules...