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Singapore Air takes delivery of jet for world’s longest flight

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the Airbus SE A350-900 ultra long range aircraft to start a non-stop service to New York, a journey of about 19 hours that will become the world’s longest. The first commercial flight between Singapore and Newark Liberty International Airport will be on October 11, Singapore Air said in a statement. This is the ...

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Cool Britannia fights to stay in fashion amid Brexit impasse

Bloomberg In the 1990s heyday of “cool Britannia,” designers John Galliano and Alexander McQueen ruled the runway, Burberry’s tartan was the design of the moment and model Kate Moss zipped around the globe to the tune of Oasis and the Spice Girls, sporting a Union Jack blazer. But the music has stopped and today’s fashion kids are more likely to ...

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Coalition offered $17.6bn in aid to Yemen in three years

RIYADH / WAM The member countries of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen have provided a total of $17.6 billion worth of assistance in three years. “Out of this assistance, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accounted for more than $11.5 billion,” said Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Supervisor-General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, ...

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