Aviation
China’s highly secretive 19th National Congress has begun. The Middle Kingdom might be a one-party system ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any political power struggle within the powerful Chinese party. Nobody knows for sure who gets promoted and who doesn’t. The process of leadership change in China is […]
... written on Aug 04 2017Heard of Kola Aluko? Nope, he’s not a koala bear celebrity, let alone a new product of Coca Cola. Never mind, forget him. How about Jho Low? If you had no idea who the hell is Jho Low, chances are you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years. While you can […]
... written on Jul 23 2017Ever wonder why Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways could offer unbelievable low price tickets every now and then? That’s because those three Middle Eastern airlines have been receiving more than US$50 billion in subsidies over the past decade from their respective kingdom – U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates) and Qatar. The U.S. and […]
... written on Jul 13 2017Get ready to be greeted by armed U.S. immigration officers – at UK airports – before boarding your transatlantic flight to the United States. Under a new radical plan being discussed, British holidaymakers visiting the U.S. would be cleared by U.S. immigration stationed in their country, before boarding an aircraft. Officials between both countries […]
... written on Jul 10 2017Fourth of July, the Independence Day of United States of America, was specifically chosen by notorious Kim Jong-un as the day to deliver Donald Trump a special gift – a rocket in the form of ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile). But who can blame the North Korean dictator for grinning from ear to ear after a […]
... written on Jul 05 2017Flight D7237 was supposed to depart and arrive smoothly for Kuala Lumpur from Perth on Sunday morning with 359 people on board. Little did the passengers realize they were about to experience the scariest 90-minute ride of their life. Adding salt to injury, Malaysian airlines – both AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines (which went bankrupt before […]
... written on Jun 27 2017For the second time, Trump administration is provoking Putin regime with the latest shooting down of a Syrian SU-22 warplane. Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, this is the first time the U.S. has shot down a Syrian aircraft, and it’s a great deal. As usual, it wasn’t the U.S. fault […]
... written on Jun 20 2017For the fifth year running, Singapore’s Changi Airport has emerged as the world’s best airport. The Changi has been so good in winning the crown that none of its neighbours in the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) region could give the Singapore airport a run for its money. The nearest competitor – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) […]
... written on Jun 14 2017As expected, Mr. Kim Jong-un has easily defeated Mr. Donald Trump in the Korean Crisis. Not even with three aircraft carriers does superpower United States dare to launch a pre-emptive strike against North Korea. From the beginning, President Trump was bluffing but clearly he’s a lousy poker player. Both China and North Korea didn’t buy […]
... written on Jun 09 2017Facing the inevitable, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has finally executed the last thing every employee wants – retrenchment. Close to 600 jobs, its biggest in 20 years, are to be cut thanks to a combination of complacency, arrogance and mismanagement. Under the excuse of “challenging business environment”, the airline announced the humiliating restructuring. […]
... written on May 22 2017
