Air India, From Losing Money to Pilot Fisticuffs

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Captain said knock you out : aboard not-so-amazing Air India. Oh dear, these national carriers keep coming to our attention with their unpro... Continue reading →

Lufthansa and the German Reputation for Efficiency

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Lufthansa is still mostly German-owned, but it varies. The adjective "German" evokes mostly positive images in the minds of modern... Continue reading →

AirAsia & Dealing with Disaster's Aftermath

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Partly due to appropriate post-crisis response, AirAsia stock has retained much value post-December 28 (Sunday). It behooves me that attenti... Continue reading →

Macau's Evolution: Life Beyond Gambling

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Xi says it's time for the shifting Sands. By now everyone is aware that Macau is by far the world's largest gambling destination, dw... Continue reading →

Territorial Disputes & PRC Travel Warnings on Philippines

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Good luck finding these sorts of wedding photo ops back in the PRC. An area of study in international relations that nobody has looked at is... Continue reading →

Yank Boomers Needn't Delay Retiring...in SE Asia

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Need I say more ? To make an understatement, let's just say Yanks are not known for their long-term planning. As the earliest cohort of ... Continue reading →

Lose Money Quick Scheme: EU Airlines in, er, Europe

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Those were the days, my friend: aboard Lufthansa in the Fifties. My grandparents belonged to a generation when there was still novelty and r... Continue reading →

Could Military Rule Work? Thai Junta & Phuket

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Cleaning up paradise. As a pragmatist, I am not wedded to ideas that "democracy" and "free markets" are necessarily the ... Continue reading →

Can Malaysia Airlines Be Rebranded?

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This model may soon become a historical item.  Can a once-proud name like Malaysia Airlines be restored after two headline-grabbing accident... Continue reading →

A Bad Idea: Flying Passenger Jets Over Ukraine

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I am greatly saddened by the loss of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over the airspace of Ukraine. I have been following the disaster since it was re... Continue reading →

BMW Builds Its First Theme Park - In Korea [?!]

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Where Gangnam stylers will be hanging out real soon. Having seen Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, let's just say I am not entirely convinced ... Continue reading →

Dirigisme Rules: Etihad Buys 49% of Alitalia

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Emirates pitchmen Pele and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate it buying Alitalia.  You may wonder if I am suffering from schizophrenia after pennin... Continue reading →

Is Malaysia Airlines Flying Towards Another Bailout?

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"Please fasten your safety belts...we are encountering financial turbulence." Make no mistake: prior to the MH 370 disappearance, ... Continue reading →

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness & Money-Grubbing

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Everybody Wangchuck [L] Tonight and Meet the Jetsun [R]. Us Asians are routinely amused by Westerners buying our dear neighbor Bhutan's ... Continue reading →

When Dubai Bests Atlanta as World's Busiest Airport

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On current trends--with Atlanta stagnating (or slightly falling) and Dubai growing by double digits (15.2% in 2013)--expect the desert airpo... Continue reading →

Tourism, Where China's Trade Deficit Grows

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I remain surprised that tourism is not very well-studied in IPE considering that it is one of if not the world's largest industry. It... Continue reading →

Loonie Left: Air Canada Ditches Venezuela

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When it comes to idiotic conspiracy theories, Venzuela's President Nicolas Maduro is pretty hard to beat. Almost everything he finds di... Continue reading →

Putting Alitalia & Qantas Out of Their Misery

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Who's next to join Swissair in the Great Hangar in the Sky? IPE Zone readers of a certain age remember a time when having a flag carrier... Continue reading →