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What a difference a few years makes. Despondency may have consumed the aviation sector in general over the past 24 months, forcing some flagship carriers, like British Airways, to rethink strategy and lay off staff, and forcing others, like Swissair, into bankruptcy. But the budget carriers have largely bucked the trend, and in some cases thrived...
...better deal than ever before. A spate of luxury offerings in newly revamped business-class cabins is blurring the line with traditional first class. Both British Airways and Singapore Airlines have replaced their loungers with fully adjustable seats that extend into flat beds for long-haul flights. Australia's flagship, Qantas, is launching next year its own convertible seat bed, a follow-up to its highly successful gourmet restaurant in the sky. And Virgin Atlantic Airways boasts an in-flight beauty therapist who dispenses hand, neck and head massages...
...lessons well from 32 years in business and strictly applies them. He surrounds himself with professionals and leaves them to manage. "If the contract is over $100 million, I will show it to him, just to make sure he knows," avers Mohamad Sidek Shaik Osman, CEO of the flagship of Mokhtar's empire, the container port at Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). "Anything less than that he trusts me to take care...
...Books: Renovating Harvard's Flagship Library...
...former corporate creative director for Donna Karan International has launched his own ad agency, Laird + Partners, based in New York City. He will handle advertising for Gap's flagship brand, a coveted contract. And his separation from Donna Karan is no divorce. The company has hired Laird, 37, to handle its advertising...