'Acting' a President

One Sunday morning in Los Angeles with time on my hands -- after seeing off an Indian delegation on a Saturday, and before a series of meetings on Monday -- I decided to go and visit the Ronald......

Etihad's record bodes well for Jet

Etihad Airways’ strategy of stitching together alliances and making equity investments in airlines around the world has been dubbed by an aviation journal as one of empire-building. Smaller......

The 3 Cs of the Jet-Etihad deal: Cost, cargo, commerce

The much-anticipated Etihad-Jet Airways deal is being billed as a "game changer'', as it will bring in benefits such as wider network, better distribution, improved revenue and cost-saving......

Etihad due diligence on Jet Airways seen by next week

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways, close to a tie-up with Jet Airways, expects to complete due diligence on the deal in the next week, the Gulf carrier's chief executive said on Monday.The Jet deal would......

Etihad, Qatar Airways eye SpiceJet stake

No-frills airline, SpiceJet, is in discussions with two West Asian airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, for a minority stake sale.The move comes amid expectations that the government would......

Niki Lauda cheated death and lived to tell the tale

Lauda was so badly injured in that accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix that a priest gave him the last rites as he lay in a coma.   IMAGE: When Niki Lauda had accumulated so many trophies......