BENGALURU: When I was six, every day, a loud thunderous roar ascended in the sky above, and I ran out to behold whatever gave out that mechanical melody. And there it was, just having taken off from the Muscat airport and steadily gaining altitude overhead. The Golden Falcon with open wings stood magnificently tall on the tail of this flying machine. Gulf Air’s livery and insignia were different then, when the airline was the pride of four Gulf states. Though young, my curiosity about flying objects
