21-22/2013 Against the tide 
Haven’t you heard this saying until it’s coming out of your ears? «You can’t fight the tide» is an oft-heard philosophy whose utterance is usually accompanied by a helpless shrug of the shoulders. I’m just happy that there are so many examples that contradict it.At the end of... more
19-20/2013 On the way home straight?
Dear readers, The year seems to have only just started, with the European spring apparently still undecided about whether it wants to assume its role of ushering in the new this year, but for many of us the season is already coming to a close again – the sport season, that is.... more
17-18/2013 An all too long and partially very harsh winter
Dear readers, Finally, I have to say, finally an all too long and partially very harsh winter has come to an end for those of us living at Western European latitudes. Spring has returned, with its warmer temperatures, a lot of sunshine – and the ceremonial annual storming of... more
15-16/2013 A spanner in the works
Dear readers, Guests arriving early for a ceremony to mark the recent opening of a new airport in Doha may have felt a little bit silly. The first Qatar Airways aeroplane was scheduled to land at the new hub at 12.20 on 1 April – but at 10.30 the party was cancelled.... more
ITJ 09-10/2013 Fit for an Oscar?
What symbolises a new dawn? The snow melting, the spring air? May be so, but they are part of the eternal cycle. Economic forecasts? They’re about as certain as the weather forecast! Let’s have a look at some of the more adventurous ways of looking into the future, which are... more
07-08/2013 Flexible and creative
The new year is relatively young, and the world remains in the same state of upheaval as ever. A virulent civil war whose end no one would dare to predict is keeping people from progress and development in Syria, there is continuing unrest in Egypt and Tunisia, and war in the... more
05-06/2013 Let's go, the red and whites
«Congratulations!» and «What a good idea!» – this and more praise of that ilk for the Swiss model of a pan-industry air cargo interest group came from Des Vertannes, the global head of cargo at the Geneva-based International Air Transport Association (Iata), at the 20th... more
01-04/2013, Consistency and change
2013 has only just started, but it has already provided us with the first very surprising news item of the year – Big Brown has lost interest in taking over TNT, now that the EU’s directorate general for competition has made its rejection of the move clear. That is not only a... more
23-26/2017 Make trade, not war
California’s Monterey International Pop Music Festival (16–18 June 1967) took place 50 years ago this month. In retrospect it is considered the starting shot – or the beginning, to phrase it more peacefully, in conformance with one of the central tenets of the... more