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Reem Al Hashemi delivers stirring speech for Dubai ahead of World Expo 2020 vote

“the dubai expo has rapidly become the dream of an entire nation,” the minister of state says in paris..

Reem Al Hashemi, the minister of state and managing director of the Dubai World Expo 2020 bid committee, delivers a speech during the presentation of the candidacies for the 2020 World Expo, at the OECD headquarters in Paris. Jacques Demarthon / AFP Photo

PARIS // Dubai’s compelling and earnest presentation set the stage for the finale of the World Expo 2020 bid this morning.

The 20-minute presentation focused on the UAE’s hopes as a young country and Dubai’s strengths of diversity, strong infrastructure and stability.

The videos also showed clips of British Prime Minister David Cameron who has officially backed Dubai’s bid along with footage of UAE teams in different parts of the world and its support for community projects in the developing world.

Reem Al Hashemi, the minister of state and managing director of the Dubai World Expo 2020 bid committee, spoke French and later switched to English before more than 200 delegates from 168 member nations of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the international organisation responsible for overseeing, regulating and selecting the winning nation .

She urged delegates to share the UAE’s dream of hosting the expo.

Excerpts from her speech:

“I stand before you today to convince you that we would be honoured, privileged to host Expo 2020 in Dubai.

“We began this journey recognising that we were here to listen and learn and to formulate together what our collective future could be.

"We exchanged ideas and thoughts, explored what " Connecting Minds, Creating the Future " means to all of us and together to find the road map for Dubai Expo 2020.

“I hope that  in this journey you have also come to understand us better, to trust that we will always strive for quality, excellence and respect, that we will remain consistent and determined to deliver an inclusive and engaging Expo.

“In June this year His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum our Prime Minister attended the BIE general assembly demonstrating the highest political commitment for this bid and today we are joined by 10 ministers from the federal cabinet of the United Arab Emirates and members of the federal national council.

“Under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed, chairman of the Expo Committee, we have all worked together, federal and local entities, to deliver to you the strongest side we can.

Ladies and gentlemen, the expo team that we assembled in 2011 is still with you today...

(Video clip) 

“... We are committed to give the world an exquisite and memorable Expo with a meaningful and far-reaching legacy, an authentic portrait of the interconnected and fast moving world in 2020 an opportunity to unlock potential for all who are a part of it.

“World Expos deserve global resonance and enthusiasm. We pledge our assets, skills and expertise to give Expo 2020 the weight and recognition it deserves.

“Ladies and gentlemen it was wonderful to welcome so many of you to Dubai last month.

"I hope that through the city tours, symposium sessions and conversations with leaders and people across the private and public sectors, we were able to successfully demonstrate our ability and commitment to deliver.

“Above all I hope you have been touched by the spirit of our young country that looks to the future with enthusiasm and hope.

“We have brought this spirit to our expo project challenging ourselves to find opportunities for further innovation in all of of its core areas. To ensure the best possible representation for each participant we have pioneered the concept of one nation one pavilion and supported it with a robust assistance package.

“We worked with our airlines, our hospitality industry and our tourism board to develop a program that can generate global awareness and excitement.

“Your pavilions will become must see attractions for the largest number of international visitors ever in an Expo.

"An ambitious sustainability plan will make Dubai Expo 2020 the first carbon neutral mega event and Expo Live will harvest the power of this community of countries to foster partnerships for innovation.

“Ladies and gentlemen 2020 is just around the corner:

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“... ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ is much more than a theme. It is a framework to develop effective solutions in a world of shared destinies. It is a road map to collaborate in  areas where our interdependencies lie and therefore our opportunities and impact are greater.

“The areas of mobility, sustainability and opportunities shape and reshape how we connect to one another across our region and continent, how we create better lives through access to water and energy,  how we build self-sufficient and prosperous communities through the development of human and financial capital.

“Above all ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ is our commitment to partnership, a partnership that will foster cross national, cross sector cooperation and innovation, those that will help us tackle together today what cannot be tackled alone.

“It is a commitment to making the difference in our children’s lives, to understand and address the complex dynamics of our world and through our Expo try to make them into a shared vision that is tangible, acceptable and inspiring.

“Dear friends, my generation has been inspired by our forefathers, by their courage to take the road less travelled, to open our communities to the world, to focus on education and human development.

“They have entrusted us with a city that is capable of working with the world and hosting the world, with a country that is recognised as a model of openness and stability, a place that  millions of young people in our neighbourhood and beyond see as a beacon of hope and opportunity.

“It is now our turn to hand over this legacy and these values to the next generation.

“The World Expo has inspired us and made us stronger in our resolve.

“If you grant us this honour we will carry its values with pride and respect we will make it flourish across our region and across the world.

"You see, the Dubai Expo 2020 is not only about Dubai and the UAE, it is about inspiring a greater region of 2 billion people that are willing and eager to help create a better future through understanding and dialogue, tolerance and peace.

“... Ladies and gentlemen as you cast your votes this afternoon, know that  your decision has the power to shape the future, not just for your own country or mine but for the greater community of nations.

“We are humbled by the powerful and decisive moment that is upon us.

“In this final address, I stand before you representing the voice of millions in my country. I stand before you not only as a civil servant, a daughter, a mother but also as a citizen of humanity committed and determined to make a difference and inspire change.

“Ladies and gentlemen thank you for your time and your attention.”

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Bahrain’s Al Hashemi crowned Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup champion in AlUla  

Mohamed Abdulhameed Al Hashemi from Bahrain held off a strong Spanish challenge to claim overall victory in the 2023 edition of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup, the flagship endurance equestrian event which took place at Saudi Arabia’s ancient city of AlUla, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra.

Al Hashemi completed the four loops of the challenging 120km route on his ride Leon in a classified time of 05:47:54, at an average speed of 20.696 km/h, finishing 20 minutes ahead of Spain’s Maria Ponton Alvarez, the highest placed female in second place on Bolchoi El Akim (+00:20:01) and her compatriot Omar Rodrigo Blanco on JM El Sobrino in third (+00:20:02).

The fourth edition of the world-class event was held in the presence of HH Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud, President of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation. HH Prince Abdullah presented trophies to all three podium finishers, AlHashemi, Alvarez and Blanco, alongside Amr AlMadani, CEO for the Royal Commission of AlUla (RCU), and Gérard Mestrallet, Executive Chairman AFALULA.

HH Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud, president of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation said: “I congratulate this year’s champion and all those who participated this year on this extremely beautiful yet challenging route.

“The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup is one of the biggest endurance events on the Saudi Equestrian calendar and this year’s event underlines Saudi Arabia’s journey as a leading hub for equestrianism, and as a host for major international events.”

Amr AlMadani, CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla, said: “This event put the eyes of the equestrian world on AlUla and we are delighted that this year produced such high quality action.

“This edition was also special as it highlighted the extensive efforts being made to develop the equestrian space in AlUla, with real evidence of our commitment to creating a working hub, developing local talent and building an end to end experience for equestrian sport and leisure in AlUla.”

Al Hashemi, the Endurance Cup champion for 2023, was delighted with the performance. He said: “It was much hotter than I expected, and the terrain was very difficult but thanks to God, my training team and the support of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation, I was able to succeed.

“I would also like to thank the support of the Royal Commission for AlUla for their dedicated support and hard work to make this week so special for riders, horses, crews and equestrian community,” he added.

Spaniard Alvarez, who finished runner up for a Spanish one-two, said: “It was a really good week, it was a true endurance test and this week was really perfect. We came here to run our race and we wanted to do it our way, and now we can relax and enjoy the moment.”

This year saw five local riders participating as part of the development programme under RCU’s equine strategy which offered training, advice and technical support as well as extensive competitive experience. Underlining RCU efforts to empower and involve the AlUla community as part of its wider equine objectives, 40 locals also participated in stewarding and vet assistance roles on the event after being shortlisted from a group of over 80 youths for a rigorous training programme in collaboration with the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation ahead of the event.

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Shames Al Hashemi wins the 29th Dubai Duty Free UAE Nationals Cup

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The Emirati carded 36 Stableford points over the Faldo Course

Shames Al Hashemi was crowned champion of the 29th Dubai Duty Free UAE Nationals Cup after carding 36 Stableford points over the Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club.

Al Hashemi had a great start to his back nine, where he made a gross birdie on Hole 10, which was then followed by a net eagle on Hole 14, which helped him secured a one point win over Rashed Al Emadi and Rayyan Al Maazmi.

Al Emadi played consistently throughout his round, where he made net birdies on holes 14 and 16. While the highlight of Al Maazmi round came on the front nine, where he made a gross birdie on Hole 8.

Dubai Duty Free Chief Operating Officer, Ramesh Cidambi, along with Sinead El Sibai, Senior Vice President – Marketing was joined by General Abdullah Alhashmi, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation at the prize presentation.

Commenting on the UAE Nationals Cup, Ramesh Cidambi said: “Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the participants who played today. We were pleased to have 10 junior golfers participate and to have several female golfers play. We are keen to grow this tournament, which marks its 30th anniversary next year. Thanks to Emirates Golf Club for their efforts in ensuring a great day was had by all.”

General Abdullah Alhashmi added, “The UAE Nationals Cup is a highlighted event for the UAE national golf community every year. For almost three decades, Dubai Duty Free and the Emirates Golf Federation have worked together to encourage UAE nationals to play the sport of golf. On behalf of the Emirates Golf Federation, I would like to personally thank Mr. Colm McLoughlin for his hard work, support, and leadership in UAE Golf development. We look forward to continuing our collaboration and growing the game that we all love.”

In the Junior Division, Tariq Khoory won with 32 points. Tariq had a great finish to his round where he made three net birdies in his last five holes. In the Ladies Division, Aasiya Saleem won with 34 points after finishing strong with a net birdie on Hole 18.

In the Gross Division, Intissar Rich won with 37 points. Intissar had an incredible front nine where she shot a gross 33 which included birdies on Hole 3, 5 & the very difficult 6th hole.

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Singapore Airlines death: Is climate change making air turbulence worse?

Experts say climate change is expected to make incidents of turbulence worse for air travellers.

Geoff Kitchen was on his way to a six-week holiday across South Asia and Australia with his wife Linda. Ten hours into the flight and in the middle of the breakfast service, Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore plunged 6,000 feet (1,800 metres) in minutes.

The Boeing 777-300ER carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members made an emergency landing in Bangkok. Kitchen went into cardiac arrest and ultimately died. At least 71 others were injured and 20 people are still in intensive care units in Bangkok.

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But how often do such injuries and deaths happen, what is air turbulence, is it getting worse – and does climate change have a role in all of this?

How often does air travel lead to injuries?

Compared with the millions of flights that take to the skies each year (40.1 million forecast for 2024), what happened on SQ321 is rare.

In the United States, the world’s largest air travel market, there have only been 163 injuries between 2009 and 2022 that required hospitalisation, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The National Transportation Safety Board hasn’t reported a single turbulence-related death on a large-body aircraft in that period.

It’s also almost unheard of for turbulence to bring down an aircraft – let alone a commercial one. Although a plane did crash in 2001, it was because of a technical error and not directly related to turbulence.

That was American Airlines flight 587 from New York’s JFK to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The NTSB confirmed that turbulence caused a failure in the aircraft’s vertical stabiliser.

What causes turbulence?

Turbulence is essentially a disturbance in the air and there are several different types and reasons why it occurs. Terrain like mountains can shift airflow and air is forced to rise over natural terrain that can cause waves of air that trigger turbulence.

While weather events can affect turbulence as well, the one that causes the most concern is called clear-air turbulence or CAT.

“It can be caused by what are called gravity waves that cause undulations in the air that you can’t see. The only way pilots know about it is to hear about it from a previous pilot. Pilots often listen to what a person who took that same flight path a few minutes earlier say. That’s the best way to detect these turbulence events,” Ramalingam Saravanan, head of the department of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, told Al Jazeera.

Have instances of turbulence risen – and is climate change responsible?

A study from the University of Reading in England published last year found that between 1979 and 2020, clear-air turbulence rose by 55 percent over the North Atlantic, one of the world’s busiest flight routes. Warmer temperatures can affect wind patterns. The report asserts that greenhouse gas emissions are largely to blame.

That’s echoed by researchers at the University of Chicago who forecast that warming temperatures could lead to higher wind speeds in the “fastest upper-level jet stream”.

The study suggests that speeds will increase by 2 percent for every degree Celsius the world warms, which is expected to increase by 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century if greenhouse gases continue to rise at the same level.

The global temperature has increased by at least 1.1 degrees Celsius since the pre-industrial era. Over that period, the biggest surge has been since 1975, according to NASA.

The University of Chicago researchers say that because of the expected record-breaking wind speeds, airlines will need to slow down speeds to limit the safety impacts of turbulence.

Turbulence is expected to increase most drastically in the North Atlantic – the key route between North America and Europe, but there is also a massive surge expected in southeast China, the western Pacific, and northern India.  A 2021 study by Nanjing University in China forecast a 15 percent increase in instances of CAT by 2059.

The surge in the Asia Pacific region is an increasing concern for the airline industry. China is expected to overtake the United States as the most passenger by volume air travel market by 2037.

Who is worst hit when planes suffer from turbulence?

The problems with turbulence are more about the safety of the people on board than the plane itself and happens mostly when customers and flight crew are not properly buckled in.

Flight crew accounts for 79 percent of all turbulence-related injuries.

“Turbulence is a serious workplace safety issue for Flight Attendants,” Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL–CIO said in a statement.

“While details of Singapore Flight 321 are still developing, initial reports seem to indicate clear-air turbulence, which is the most dangerous type of turbulence. It cannot be seen and is virtually undetectable with current technology. One second, you’re cruising smoothly; the next, passengers, crew and unsecured carts or other items are being thrown around the cabin,” Nelson added.

Does air turbulence hurt airline profits?

Despite how rare turbulence-related disasters are, turbulence costs the airline industry up to $500m annually. That accounts for damage to the plane and its cabins, delays and the occasional liability payment. With it being more common in the years to come, costs will add up.

Under the 1999 Montreal Convention, airlines were also to be held financially responsible for injuries incurred on board by turbulence including for damage to luggage as well as personal injury and even death.

“The convention sets forth the jurisdictions where the respective plaintiffs can bring their case, and that’s going to vary based on analysis of each of the passengers’ factual situation. They’re entitled to full compensatory economic damages,” Ladd Sanger, managing partner of Slack Davis Sanger, a Texas-based personal injury law firm with extensive experience in aviation accidents, told Al Jazeera.

Airlines are required to comply and pay affected consumers with what are called special drawing rights or SDRs. That’s a reserve asset established by the International Monetary Fund and depending on the nationality of those injured, it can be exchanged for their respective currency.

Thanks to the Montreal Convention, airlines are required to pay out the asset unless they can prove that an injury was a result of passenger negligence. The specific policy can vary slightly depending on what carrier passengers fly on.

Singapore Airlines says in its terms of service that:

“There are no financial limits for death or bodily injury. For damages up to 113,100 SDR [the equivalent of US$149,720.22 today], the carrier cannot contest claims for compensation. Above that amount, the carrier can defend itself against a claim by proving it was not negligent or otherwise at fault.”

Airlines often settle out of court on these matters, according to Sanger, who has helped dozens of clients in cases like these.

But these lawsuits put a strain on airlines because the industry has fairly tight margins, meaning every dollar matters. In December the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade organisation representing airlines across the world, touted what it expects to be record profits this year at 2.7 percent profit margins while still pointing out how tight that is.

“Industry profits must be put into proper perspective. While the recovery is impressive, a net profit margin of 2.7 percent is far below what investors in almost any other industry would accept,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general, in a release in December 2023.

By comparison, the rail industry boasts a 50 percent profit margin.

“On average airlines will retain just $5.45 for every passenger carried. That’s about enough to buy a basic ‘grande latte’ at a London Starbucks. But it is far too little to build a future that is resilient to shocks for a critical global industry,” Walsh added.

Airlines are subject to major fluctuations in jet fuel prices which can sometimes make up as much as 25 percent of the industry’s expenditure. Airlines also must consider what’s called “load factor” when determining profitability. That’s essentially the formula that shows how full a flight has to be, and what prices and how expensive tickets need to be in order to make money.

In 2020,  Forbes reported that to break even, airlines need to have a load factor in the range between 72.5 percent and 78.9 percent. As of January 2024, the average load factor is 78.4 percent, according to the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

What does the Singapore Airlines incident mean for Boeing?

But the atmospheric turbulence comes alongside a turbulent time for the airline industry and especially one of the two main aeroplane manufacturers, Boeing.

A slew of high-profile incidents involving Boeing aircraft, and consumers’ gut reaction to the news, seems to attribute blame to the plane maker rather than any other factor. Many users on X say they’re opting not to fly on Boeing- made aircraft when they travel.

At this point, if the flight is Boeing I’m not booking https://t.co/D8AJ4ZY5r1 — Ezechiel. (@ezyarts1) May 21, 2024

“It doesn’t really matter if the aircraft manufacturer or the airline company had anything to do with the incident. When it comes to brands … the consumer perception is what matters most. And the perception right now is that Boeing makes unsafe planes,” said Andrew Graham, founder and head of strategy at the public relations firm Bread & Law in New York City.

In January a panel blew out mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines 737-MAX9 flight between Portland, Oregon and Ontario, California. In response, the airline grounded all 65 Boeing Max 9 jets in its fleet. In March, a United Airlines flight between Denver and Paris had to be diverted after an engine failure. In April, a Delta Airlines Boeing 767 bound for Los Angeles from New York’s JFK had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff because an emergency slide came apart.

Against that backdrop, only 9 percent of consumers trust Boeing, according to a Morning Consult poll from March. Now booking platforms like Kayak have added features that allow consumers to search for flights by aircraft manufacturer.

As Boeing’s safety record came into question, multiple whistleblowers were found dead.

Despite image issues, when it comes to Wall Street, most major firms still have not downgraded the stock. That suggests that Wall Street is not worried about the cornucopia of issues facing Boeing in the eyes of general consumers.

“I think a lot of the bad news is priced in … And if they start positively surprising on, you know, quality improvements in production, you could start to see that go the other way ” Bert Subin, senior research analyst at Stifel Financial Corp, told Al Jazeera.