In the end, it wasn't protesters or saboteurs that brought London Heathrow's new Terminal Five to a standstill, nor even one of the strikes to which Heathrow is increasingly subjected. It wasn't yet more offensive supposed security arrangements...
M&A: Malaysia's Maybank on a buying spree
Malaysia has announced two major acquisitions in the past week, building its regional presence in two important markets.
Aviation: another, er, THE American airline grounds aircraft for inspections
American Airlines gave American airlines' reputations another knock yesterday as it announced that it has grounded 200 American made McDonald Douglas MD-80 aircraft.
Automotive: Ford says Tata to Jaguar and Range Rover
It is expected that Ford, which had already said that Tata of India was its preferred bidder, will shortly announce that Jaguar and Range Rover will be sold to Tata for USD2 milliard.
Aviation: Does a slap on the face equal a slap on the wrist?
When the wife of a wealthy Singaporean industrialist slapped an Singapore Airlines stewardess on board a flight to Tokyo, both public and crew waited to see the result of the ensuing prosecution. But there's a delay...
Opposition is growing to the proposed sale of Bear Stearns.
Aviation: Goodbye Aloha?
In 1946, Trans-Pacific Airlines made its maiden flight. It was financed entirely by local investors from their own resources because of racist le...
Aviation: Indonesian government grounds airline
The Indonesian government has acted to ground low cost carrier Adam Air as...
Aviation: Air France - KLM's bid for Alitalia upsets Italians
The Italian government are going to have to sort out their priorities. It's too late for pride - Alitalia is a dead-man walking. The only questio...
InfoTech: Asia Domain land rush ends
The landrush phase of the launch of the .asia top level domain ended today. The results of the auction are amusing.
