Plane crash prolongs Egypt’s economic misery
Egypt's latest air disaster is another crushing blow to a country whose tourism-dependent economy is struggling to recover from years of jihadist attacks and political turmoil, analysts said. The crash…
Air Asia plane crash caps disastrous 2014 for aviation
If you weren't already nervous about flying, that may have changed in 2014, a year that stirred our deepest fears about modern jet travel despite shaping up as one of…
Fable of the bicycle and a plane
THE inability to accept defeat with grace comes from an authoritarian streak found in enfeebled democracies. Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, for example, are peas in a pod in this…
Plastic planet
It’s summer again in the Northern Hemisphere and with it comes the seasonal dread that grows worse each year. Dread of weather so severe it might make us sick or…
A voice — crashed but not crushed
I submit to the will of God but the agony of having to deal with the incompetence and indifference of these killing organizations is unbearable”. This was just one voice…
Off the planet
IN the pioneering phase of human space exploration, which can roughly be dated to the dozen years between the first Soviet Sputnik in 1957 to the initial manned landing on…
Tragedy beyond the PIA crash
AT about 2.35 p.m. on May 22, PK8303 passenger Khalid Sherdil, who was sitting in the first row of the PIA A320, messaged someone very close to him in Karachi:…
Oil price crash: will it affect the move to green energy?
The collapse in global oil prices may end up being bad news in the short term for the transition to green energy, as cheaper crude could see more use of…
Insensitive crash coverage
Even in the best of times our television news coverage leaves a lot to be desired with agenda-driven hysterics and histrionics often dominating the screens. If, heaven forbid a tragedy…
Russian jet crash puts Sharm resort staff on ‘unpaid leave’
The Russian plane crash in Egypt has forced hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh to send dozens of staff on "unpaid leave" as tourist numbers plunge, with tens of thousands of jobs…
