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Omar Jahameh, CEO, RAK Airways - operating a profitable niche airline
RAK Airways, based in the UAE's northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, was re-launched on October 10th 2010 with fares as low as 10 dirhams. Six months on Phil Blizzard talks to Omar Jahameh, CEO, RAK Airways about their expansion, the need of susbsidiary aviation businesses to achieve the goal of being a profitable niche airline and how they are using social networking to drive traffic to the airline.
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Selim El Zyr, President and CEO, Rotana - regional expansion continues
Rotana Hotels continue their expansion plans across the Middle East, despite regional unrest and in 2011 will be involved in $800m worth of new properties. Selim El Zyr, President & CEO, Rotana talks to Phil Blizzard about current activities, changing trends and the value of the MICE sector.
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Stefan Pichler, CEO, Jazeera Airways - 'no open skies in MENA'
"We need to overcome national sensitivities and develop a real open skies policy" says Stefan Pichler, CEO, Jazeera Airways talking to Phil Blizzard. He outlines the development of the Kuwait based carrier and how they overcame the challenges facing a public listed airline to sustain profitability, in a region with oversupply. He also talks about their business based which is based on low season profits and how their leasing streams generates revenue when demand is low.
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Michael Horrigan, CEO, Mourjan Marinas - developments sailing on smooth waters
The development of marinas across the Middle East is now being perceived as being more practical and with a focus on servicing the requirements of boat owners says Michael Horrigan, CEO, Middle East, Europe & Asia, Mourjan Marinas. Phil Blizzard talks to him about changing trend sin the region and the key projects being undetaken by the Dubai-based developer.
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Ditlev Engel, CEO, Vestas - Integrating windpower alongside oil and gas
Trying to sell wind power in a region with the world's largest hydro-carbon reserves could be a challenging task. Ditlev Engel, CEO, Vestas, talks to Phil Blizzard about how wind, gas and oil will be the future provider of energy and how his organisation, which is the largest supplier of wind turbines in the world, is looking at increasing power generated by wind from the present 2% to a target of 10% and how this would be achieved.
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Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia pt 2 -aviation growth supports the economy
Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia in conversation with Phil Blizzard talks about the growth potential of low cost carriers in the region, the need for an ease in regulations, along with more airports. He also talks about their plans for 2011 and how society benefits from aviation growth in terms of greater employment and a stronger economy.
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Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia pt 1 - World CEO Low Cost Airlines
Air Arabia, CEO, Adel Ali talks to Phil Blizzard about the evolution of the low cost carrier which has its main operating basis in the emirate of Sharjah, as well as the accolade of winning the award for World CEO Low Cost Airline on four occasions.
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John Davis, CEO, Colliers International Middle East pt 2
John Davis, CEO, Colliers International Middle East, talks to Phil Blizzard on the state of the real estate market in 2011 and what may be expected in all sectors, especially with so much inventory coming on stream.
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John Davis, CEO, Colliers International Middle East pt 1
"Not a great year - a year for the tenant" says John Davis, CEO, Colliers International Middle East on the state of the real estate market in 2010. In conversation with Phil Blizzard the year is reviewed, in terms of the various real estate asset classes, along with the results of their Global Investors Sentiment Survey.
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Colm McLoughlin, Dubai Duty Free pt 2 - looking forward to opening of Dubai World Central
Colm McLoughlin, MD, Dubai Duty Free in conversation with Phil Blizzard talks about their planned growth for 2011 with sales expected to exceed 5 billion dirhams, the opening of Dubai World Central and the logistics of running such a large retail operation with over 70 million pieces of merchandise being sold in 2010 - including 20 tons of confectionary per day.
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Colm McLoughlin, Dubai Duty Free pt 1 - 14% growth in 2010
Dubai Duty Free's 27th Anniversary saw record breaking sales of Dhs66.7m ($18.5m) within the 24 hour period, with close on 122,000 transactions. Colm McLoughlin, MD, Dubai Duty Free talks to Phil Blizzard about those spectacular figures, their growth throughout 2010 and changing trends, like the Chinese overtaking Russians as top luxury spenders.
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Richard Bowker, CEO, Union Rail pt 2
Richard Bowker, CEO, Union Rail talks to Phil Blizzard and in this parts provides an overview of the rail network across the UAE, how it will link up with neighbouring countries and the progress to date, along with the expected time frame of the project.
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Richard Bowker, CEO, Union Rail pt 1
The development of the 1,500km railway in the UAE will see a massive investment in building this 'state of the art' rail network across the nation. Phil Blizzard talks to Richard Bowker, CEO, Union Rail and in this parts looks at his track record in the railway industry, including senior positions with transport operators like Virgin Rail and National Express in the UK.
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H.H. Sheikh Omar bin Saqr Al Qassimi, RAK Airways
The re-launch of RAK Airways is driven by the rebound in the aviation sector, following the global economic downturn, says H.H. Sheikh Omar Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, Chairman, RAK Airways in this interview with Phil Blizzard, who also talks about the development plans for this fledgling airline.
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Charles Neil, CEO, Landmark Properties pt 2
The changing real estate landscape is a key topic as Charles Neil, CEO, Landmark Properties, talks to Phil Blizzard on how their organisation is adapting to the 'new order' in real estate and how this market sector is likely to evolve.
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