GENEVA: Your Runway to Success, published today by SITA, sets out five critical areas for the air transport industry’s rebuild in the next 18 months and highlights SITA’s remodeled solutions to tackle the major challenges facing air travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Over the past 12 months, COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the aviation industry financially and operationally. IATA estimates …

Kashan Hasan has been appointed as the lead for all Pakistan operations at Reckitt – formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser (RB). Previously, Kashan was leading the Health business in Pakistan since January 2020. During his tenure, the Health business not only achieved double digit growth, but was also recognized as the Market of the Year for Reckitt globally. Both the …

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), has signed a contract with PepsiCo Pakistan to provide premium connectivity services at their multiple sites across Pakistan. Zarrar Hasham Khan, Chief business Services Officer, PTCL and Sadaf Saad, Chief Information Officer, PepsiCo Pakistan, signed the contract during a ceremony held at PepsiCo Pakistan Head Office in Lahore, along with senior representatives from both organizations. …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways was the first international flight to land in Phuket today, to mark the reopening of tourism to Thailand. To celebrate the occasion the aircraft was greeted with the customary water cannon salute on arrival. Etihad flight EY430 from Abu Dhabi to Phuket arrived at Phuket International Airport at 11am on 1 July, and is …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The newly formed board of Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers under the recently restructured Dubai Chambers, held its first meeting at the organisation’s headquarters earlier today where it adopted a 90-day plan to drive business growth in Dubai. Among the plan’s objectives are: maximising exposure of Expo 2020 Dubai by driving participation …

News Desk RIYADH: Seera Group, the largest travel and tourism company in the region and Kaden Investment, one of the fastest growing and most successful real estate developers and property management in Saudi, announced today the signing of a master hotels development agreement, a joint venture to manage and develop hotels in various projects developed by Kaden Investment throughout Saudi …

The 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open got off to a spectacular start today (Wednesday, 30th of June) as stars of the celebrity and sporting world competed in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro Am competition. A total of 38 teams played the stunning Mount Juliet Estate golf course in Kilkenny, (Ireland) and enjoyed all the action on the …

As demand for summer travel kicks into high gear, Emirates customers have more to look forward to with popular destinations in Europe opening up for quarantine-free travel. Germany, Austria and Switzerland have opened their doors for tourism, and Emirates is gearing up to help more UAE travellers get the most out of their summer holidays with special fares and more …

VIS Credit Rating Company Limited has upgraded the entity ratings of Meezan Bank Limited (‘MEBL’ or ‘the Bank’) to ‘AAA/A-1+’ (Triple A/ A-One Plus) from ‘AA+/A-1+’ (Double A Plus/ A-One Plus). The medium to long-term rating of ‘AAA’ denotes highest credit quality, with negligible risk factors, being only slightly more than for risk-free debt of Government of Pakistan (GoP). The short-term rating …

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has launched its annual Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2021, a global competition with a grand prize of €25,000 that offers university students around the world the chance to develop new, innovative ideas with support from Ericsson experts. Pakistani University level students can also participate in this competition to win 25,000 Euros and gain international exposure.  The theme …