No Emirates in shining armour; rules out investing in struggling SAA
Gulf carrier Emirates has ruled out investing in South African Airways, narrowing the number of potential saviours of the loss-making state airline.
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SAA suspends another exec
South African Airways (SAA) said on Friday it has decided to suspend its chief commercial officer Sylvain Bosc.
MediClinic mulling merger with Al Noor to create Middle East hospital giant
MediClinic International is talks with Abu Dhabi-based rival Al Noor about a potential merger to create a leading Middle East hospital giant.
Washington Post reporter stands trial in secret in Iran on spying charges
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian’s trial behind closed doors in Iran on charges of spying, has clouded a rapprochement with the United States.
Emirates to roll out railway-like First Class cabins on all flights
Emirates, the world’s biggest airline on international routes, said it’ll introduce a first-class cabin that allows more privacy at “commercially viable” rates.
Piccard now solo as Solar Impulse takes off in China Â
A pioneering plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun took off in China early Tuesday for the next stage of its journey, organisers said.
Piccard’s historic Solar Impulse 2 now en route to China
Solar Impulse 2 took off from Myanmar’s second biggest city of Mandalay early Monday and headed for China’s Chongqing, the fifth flight of a landmark journey to circumnavigate the globe powered solely by the sun.
McIlroy keeps mystery goals for 2015 hidden in back pocket
Rory McIlroy’s goals for 2015 are tucked away in his back pocket, scribbled on a boarding pass during a flight from Dublin to Dubai
Bony completes Man City switch
The Ivorian Football Federation says Swansea striker Wilfried Bony has signed for English Premier League champion Manchester City
Oil price war up a notch – tests US desire for energy independence
The big story of 2014 was the oil price collapse. Perhaps 2015’s will be energy company bankruptcies. Share prices are certainly suggesting as much and in this Bloomberg story.