Before Covid, both Qantas and its CEO Alan Joyce were flying high, the darlings of customers, staff and investors. Amid Covid, only money mattered- in particular, the company’s share price and extraordinary executive bonuses. Illegally redundant workers, unethical flight credits, abysmal customer service, antique aircraft: these became Qantas’ new brand. This is cautionary inside story from Australia of how its national flag carrier Qantas  went from cherished corporate icon to ‘national pariah”, how an attempt to turn a crisis into an opportunity backfired spectacularly. How did an increasingly autocratic, Joyce constantly get his own way, with the Qantas board and with … Continue reading How Qantas was brought to the ground?

Pictures by Laurence Nair Portsmouth’s Armed Forces Day 2025, with spectacular sky displays with Spitfires from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight team and events on the Southsea Common, on 21st June. Royal Navy Raiders’ parachute jump, live performances and parades led by the Rose and Thistle Pipe Band and even dog shows and a dedicated bike arena with BMX tricks and jumps in the afternoon. Continue reading Portsmouth’s Armed Forces Day 2025

The Chief of MI6 will be Blaise Metrewell, and makes history in the secret service’s 116-year history, as the 18th chief and take over from Sir Richard Moore later this year. Ms Metrewell (47) is currently responsible for technology and innovation at the service and Director General “Q” head of the division and come up with new ways to evade adversaries like China’s biometric surveillance. MI6 plays a vital role -with MI5 and GCHQ in keeping the British people safe and promoting UK interests overseas. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the appointment “historic. When the work of our intelligence services … Continue reading First female Spymaster chief in MI6’s 116-years