Apart from cost, one of the issues here in Oz has been the inconsistent service which affects Emirates reputation. In many cases an Emirates job would be offloaded between 1-3 booking agents, each taking a commission. Some Drivers were not paid enough for the time required to carry out a job, poo...

Seems to tell me that Lexus can’t build a boat

Having operated a Chauffeur service in Sydney for 22years, I've been surprised that it lasted so long here. Many of the bookings would cascade down from Etihad's primary contractor who did do a good job, to secondary booking services when it got busy. Once out of their hands, further margins wer...

Dumbing it down for the Airlines to have some argument that Pilots have less "piloting" to do these days and more of a systems-control job.  You're right, it isn't a pretty plane but Form follows function, and it's about making it work within the confine of airport gate setups, airstrips an...