The former prime minister and more recently minister mentor, who had been hospitalised in intensive care for severe pneumonia since early Feburary, died early on Monday morning in Singapore General Hospital. Incumbent Prime Minister and Lew Kuan Yew’s eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong announced seven days of mourning in the city-state ahead of a state funeral next Sunday. The senior Lee is widely considered to be almost single-handedly responsible for Singapore's … [Read more...] about Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies
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Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies
The former prime minister and more recently minister mentor, who had been hospitalised in intensive care for severe pneumonia since early Feburary, died early on Monday morning in Singapore General Hospital. Incumbent Prime Minister and Lew Kuan Yew’s eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong announced seven days of mourning in the city-state ahead of a state funeral next Sunday. The senior Lee is widely considered to be almost single-handedly responsible for Singapore's … [Read more...] about Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies
Belly Ache
Just ‘plane’ pushy! Sometimes in life you just need a little push. While most air passengers have their complaints, they’re usually about delays, or bad service, horrible food, etc, etc. But typically most passengers’ complaints are rather trivial compared to this story, and usually they don’t revolve around having to actually get out of an airplane to help get it moving! Such is the case in deepest, darkest, coldest Russia. Passengers in Igarka, a small town in … [Read more...] about Belly Ache
Hactl’s strategic focus keeps it flying high
Without a doubt, living life on the edge of China’s mainland has its advantages, but it is not without its with challenges too. Growing capabilities of China’s logistics infrastructure and airports, shifting production locations, growing costs in Hong Kong and delays in getting a third runway at HKIA all stoke the eternal question of Hong Kong’s future as a logistics hub. And of course, losing your biggest customer and with it some 1.3 million tonnes of cargo handling business … [Read more...] about Hactl’s strategic focus keeps it flying high
The writhing of a giant
Adecade after its merger to form the Air France-KLM group, Europe’s second largest carrier grouping marked its 10-year anniversary with more red ink, more questions than answers around its cargo division restructuring and a cargo staff moral that surely must be at rock bottom. The group’s full year results for 2014, reveal flat revenues of €24.9 billion and EBITDA of €1.5 billion, down €266 million. Excluding last year’s damaging strike, EBITDA rose €159 … [Read more...] about The writhing of a giant
Hactl’s strategic focus keeps it flying high
Without a doubt, living life on the edge of China’s mainland has its advantages, but it is not without its with challenges too. Growing capabilities of China’s logistics infrastructure and airports, shifting production locations, growing costs in Hong Kong and delays in getting a third runway at HKIA all stoke the eternal question of Hong Kong’s future as a logistics hub. And of course, losing your biggest customer and with it some 1.3 million tonnes of cargo handling business … [Read more...] about Hactl’s strategic focus keeps it flying high
