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...was a Plane, the airport I took was from London (LHR) – Barcelona (BCN). Josh: Was there any stops in the flight? And how long was the flight? Jag: There was no stops and the flight was approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. Josh: What language did they speak in Spain? Jag: There Native language is Spanish but most of the...
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...territories like North America and Europe. The history and origins of the Emirates airlines are highlighted as this paper outlines the business strategy that has propelled the carrier to international stardom. Also articulated from the research is the ambitious expansion that has European rivals worried and in some cases like Canada, the government stepping in to protect local carriers. The paper concludes by examining the viability of the carrier maintaining the growth and profitability curve and the expected rebound from regional carriers who seem to be currently languishing in losses as Emirates takes over their skies. Competitive Dynamics in Emirates Airlines Quest for Global Expansion The year was 1985; the place is Dubai, a sleepy gulf trade center and a small part of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. With two leased aircrafts from Pakistan airlines, Emirates was born out of Dubai's airport desperate situation of being shunned by regional...
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...Louis Critical Reading and Writing 2 Final Draft February 19, 2012 Dubai; the City of Disastrous Urban Planning Dubai, the city of the future and wealth has the largest airport, twelve lane high ways and the most high tech transportation systems in the world. But does an architectural achievement make a city as large and expensive as Dubai a successful one? The over all organization of the city is similar to Le Corbusier’s beliefs that a city should incorporate segregation of the working class and those who live in cities. Le Corbusier believed that in order for a city to be successful as a “Great City” it must have geometrical grid like formation and have order in which different kinds of inhabitants are organized. Le Corbusier’s ideals reflected in hierarchy and division of businesses and residences. These ideas can lead to a failed urban planning. Dubai’s obsessive attention to grid like formations and its lack of culture and natural city development has lead it to fail as an urban development. Parisian urban planner, Le Corbusier defines what makes a successful city in his chapter “The Great City”, which is part of his book The City of Tomorrow and it’s Planning. A great city is “the spiritual workshops in which the work of the world is done.” Le Corbusier stresses the importance of city planners having a detachment from history in order for new developments to thrive. Cities such as Paris, London and New York are not successful in that there is a sense of chaos with...
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...The airline was formed by the Dubai Government under a management agreement with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Using a PIA leased 737 and A300. On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai. In 1987 flights were started to London, Frankfurt and Istanbul. In 1992 Emirates Airlines expanded its services to Djakarta, Paris, Rome and Zurich. With a fleet of 113 aircraft, Emirates currently fly to over 100 destinations in 62 countries around the world. Unlike many other airlines, Emirates Airlines is one of the few airlines, which hardly felt the economic, and aviation downturn of the last few years. This is due to the great marketing efforts to promote Dubai as a tourist destination with attractive tax-free shopping. Emirates id considered to be the world's fastest-growing airline and it ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue, and has become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried. During the 2007/08 financial year, Emirates carried 21.2 million passengers. A total of 1.3 million tones of cargo was transported by Emirates Airline and Emirates SkyCargo, the freight subsidiary of The Emirates Group. Emirates will have 122 Boeing 777s by 2011 making it the single largest aircraft type in fleet, and 58 Airbus A380s by 2012. The airline also hopes to have over 120 Airbus A350's in its fleet by 2018. Emirate became the second operator of the Airbus A380 when their first aircraft...
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...cuisines and their way of treating people and they country I am trying to say is-Dubai. This is the place, which has mesmerised me with its huge skyscraper and its indefinable luxuries. This is the country, which has developed the most in the past decade. Dubai is the land, which has engraved itself with immense wealth, and this is one of the reasons why I have chosen it as my dream holiday. To start off it is a country, which offers all the luxuries of the world in your fingertips. The beauty of the dazzling blue and peaceful white sky is dimmed with the stunning huge skyscrapers. Dubai is known for its glamour and luxuries and this is what I am here for. The place that I would like to start visiting is the world's tallest hotel-"Burj Al Arab"-the one and only seven star hotel in the world also known for having the tallest atrium in the world. Well when I said I would like to visit the hotel you all would have thought of me going and staying over there, well that's almost impossible for an average person because to stay for one night is almost $25,000 and now if you thought of just having a preview of the hotel that is impossible too because its approx. $5000.Well I might stand outside and watch the gigantic man made structure with fascination. Dubai is an astonishing country and what makes it stand out from the rest is it unique culture and its amazing warm-hearted people. What make Dubai my Dream Holiday are the spirit and the liveliness of the people. The special vibe...
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...does not live with us. my parents are divorced. my dog is called azor. azor three years. it is black and white. He loves playing in the park. my best friend is annie. it is London. she was fifteen. she loves to listen to rock music, dancing and playing tennis, and you? what do you like to do? to go to school, I wear blue jeans and a brown jacket. I love fashion. My favorite colors are yellow and purple. I also love sports. I go swimming and horse riding. it's great. I often watch television judo with my dad but I hate football. And you, do you play sports? I play the aussie guitar and piano. I do not like the violin. I love classical music and rock music. as annie! Do you love music? Bonjour, je m’appelle ahsan. Je suis né à Londres, mais maintenant j'habite à Birmingham avec ma famille. J'ai 18 ans et ma première année à l'Université d'Aston. Je vis avec ma mère, père, sœur et frère. J'aime jouer différents sports et de participer à différentes activités. Mes intérêts sont: le badminton, le travail à la gym, de la mode et les voyages. Mon père avait l'habitude d'être un travailleur social, mais maintenant il est un promoteur immobilier. Nous visitons régulièrement à Dubaï et il est l'un de nos endroits préférés. J'aime la danse et la musique indie. Hello, I am ahsan. I was born in London but now I live in Birmingham with my family. I am 18 years old and in my first year at Aston University. I live with my mother, father, sister and brother. I like playing different...
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...ruler of Dubai – beams down on his creation. His image is displayed on every other building, sandwiched between the more familiar corporate rictuses of Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders. This man has sold Dubai to the world as the city of One Thousand and One Arabian Lights, a Shangri-La in the Middle East insulated from the dust-storms blasting across the region. He dominates the Manhattan-manqué skyline, beaming out from row after row of glass pyramids and hotels smelted into the shape of piles of golden coins. And there he stands on the tallest building in the world – a skinny spike, jabbing farther into the sky than any other human construction in history. But something has flickered in Sheikh Mohammed's smile. The ubiquitous cranes have paused on the skyline, as if stuck in time. There are countless buildings half-finished, seemingly abandoned. In the swankiest new constructions – like the vast Atlantis hotel, a giant pink castle built in 1,000 days for $1.5bn on its own artificial island – where rainwater is leaking from the ceilings and the tiles are falling off the roof. This Neverland was built on the Never-Never – and now the cracks are beginning to show. Suddenly it looks less like Manhattan in the sun than Iceland in the desert. Once the manic burst of building has stopped and the whirlwind has slowed, the secrets of Dubai are slowly seeping out. This is a city built from nothing in just a few wild decades on credit and ecocide, suppression and slavery. Dubai is a...
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...Background of Emirates Airlines History: In 1974 after its independence, DUBAI along with the other Emirates was served in the airline service market by a major airline player GULF AIR. Although there were growing tensions in the relationship of the airlines and DUBAI from the beginning due to some inflexible protocols pertaining to sky policies. Due to these reasons GULF AIR in 1985 reduced the number of flights to and from DUBAI by two-third thus straining the relations furthermore. The ruling elite at this time realized incepting an exclusive airline for DUBAI, hence Emirates airlines was born with an initial investment of US $10 million sponsored by the government. Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai (to Karachi) with just two aircraft—a leased Boeing 737 and an Airbus 300 B4. In 1987 Emirates started venturing into European market with flights for London and Frankfurt. The airlines since then have a come a long way from a regional airlines to evolving into a globally recognised travel and tourism conglomerate known over the globe for its commitment to the highest standards of quality in every aspect of their business. Emirates airlines line has proved to be a perfect example of a success story, almost doubling its business every three years and maintaining an average growth rate of 25% annually. The airline has been able to achieve an annual profit in every year since its third in operation. Emirates success is largely due to their service which is considered...
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...physical activity by implementing policies and practices. Providing students with learning opportunities that support recent learning styles for a new era and is also important for students to learn about and practice these behaviors. The architectural design should support the modern learning styles through achieving appropriate zoning for educational and non-educational spaces. Finally, we present our diverse choices via floor plans, elevations, perspectives and 3D shots illustrate our luxuries ideas for your unique showrooms (retails) building. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OFFICE IN EGYPT: H2 Banan is architecture and interior design office based in Cairo, Egypt, Our villas and projects located in (Cairo-Dubai-Sharjah-Abu Dhabi-Doha-Oman-Jeddah-Riyadh-Mecca-Al Madina-Dammam-Al Qusseim-Paris-London-Libya-Syria-al Khartoum-Chad-Malawi), you can browse our other projects on http://www.bananegypt.com/ Browse the best schools (universities) designs and ideas and Call us for your school exterior and interior...
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...Role of Malls in Dubai Shopping Festival Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) takes place every winter with its mammoth array of discounts, competitions, prizes, fireworks and entertainment. DSF offers amazing shopping discounts, attracting holiday makers from around the globe keen on grabbing a bargain. Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) started on February 15, 1996 as a retail event intended to revitalize retail trade in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has since been promoted as a tourist attraction. This yearly month long event is usually scheduled during the first quarter of the year, attracting about 3 million people to Dubai. It is the region’s largest and longest running shopping and entertainment extravaganza. DSF has had around 35 million visitors since 1996, who have spent close to Dh74 billion in shopping malls, airlines, hotels and entertainment outlets. In 2009 alone, visitors reached the 3.35 million mark and spent Dh9.8 billion in 32 days of the festival. During Dubai Shopping Festival, shops offer deep discounts on their merchandise, daily car raffles are drawn, and fireworks light Dubai’s night sky. Tourists from all around the world are lured not only for Dubai's tax free shopping, but also for all of the events that take place during the festival. In 2006, the festival was cancelled due to the death of Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In addition to Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai also hosts Dubai Summer Surprises. Dubai is sometimes called the 'city...
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...BACKGROUND OF EMIRATES AIRLINE In the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to reduce its service to Dubai as it was concerned it was providing regional feeder flights for other carriers. As result, Emirates Airline was formed in 1985. The company is funding of Dubai’s royal family with start-up capital US $10 million as independent of government subsidies . Emirates Airline is the world largest international carrier but in term of income the company at the stage seven when it compare to others largest airline. For the category of international passengers carried, Emirates Airline is at number four. Emirates Airline also runs 4 of the world longest non- stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston. Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the Chief Exercutive Officer (CEO) of Emirates Airline. The main competitors of Emirates Airline are British Airways, Qatar Airways Group, Etihad Airways, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France –KLM S.A. The company start its operation with the first flight EK600 departs from Dubai International Airport to Karachi. The first 3 destination of Emirates Airline were Karachi, New Delhi and Mumbai. Currently, Emirates Airlines flies to 128 destinations with a fleet size of 199 aircrafts. Emirates Airline cabin crew is training at the Pakistan International Airlines Academy. In October 2008, Emirates moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3. The aim of Emirates Airline is quality and not quantity...
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...Arul Kandasamy, head of Islamic Finance at Barclays Capital, projects the Gulf region will need $1,000bn in additional financing over the next decade, with a significant portion of capital demands projected to be met through sukuks. Sukuks differ from traditional fixed income in that technically, they do not pay interest – something that’s prohibited in Islam. Instead, investors are compensated through a cash stream typically generated from assets placed in special purpose vehicles. New-found demand for shariah-compliant products is especially evident in Saudi Arabia, where “the vast majority of retail investors have a clear preference for shariahcompliant assets,” says Ruggiero Lomonaco, head of Islamic Investment products at ABN Amro in London. “Currently, over half of all Saudi deposits are shariahcompliant, up from zero a decade ago.” In June of last year, even the US saw the issuance of its first sukuk in Texas by Houston-based oil and gas concern East Cameron Partners, which raised $166m. This month, the UK government announced plans to become the first western government to issue sukuk in a bid to become the world centre for Islamic finance. This segues the discussion into one of the more surprising aspects of soaring sukuk offerings: that the vast majority of investors buying sukuks – liberally estimated at around 80 per cent by John Wegulin, managing director of the...
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...BACKGROUND OF EMIRATES AIRLINE In the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to reduce its service to Dubai as it was concerned it was providing regional feeder flights for other carriers. As result, Emirates Airline was formed in 1985. The company is funding of Dubai’s royal family with start-up capital US $10 million as independent of government subsidies . Emirates Airline is the world largest international carrier but in term of income the company at the stage seven when it compare to others largest airline. For the category of international passengers carried, Emirates Airline is at number four. Emirates Airline also runs 4 of the world longest non- stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston. Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the Chief Exercutive Officer (CEO) of Emirates Airline. The main competitors of Emirates Airline are British Airways, Qatar Airways Group, Etihad Airways, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France –KLM S.A. The company start its operation with the first flight EK600 departs from Dubai International Airport to Karachi. The first 3 destination of Emirates Airline were Karachi, New Delhi and Mumbai. Currently, Emirates Airlines flies to 128 destinations with a fleet size of 199 aircrafts. Emirates Airline cabin crew is training at the Pakistan International Airlines Academy. In October 2008, Emirates moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3. The aim of Emirates Airline is quality and not quantity...
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