News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is marking International Women’s Day by pledging to increase its female workforce by 25 percent over the next five years – the first airline in the country to make this commitment. This follows the International Air Travel Association’s (IATA) voluntary ‘25by2025’ campaign which aims to improve gender balance …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: In response to the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak around the world, Emirates is taking extra steps that go above and beyond industry and regulatory requirements to ensure its customers’ health and comfort, and provide them with confidence and peace of mind when planning their travel. Enhanced cleaning and disinfection On all aircraft departing from …

News Desk ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines has made yet another history on 7 March, 2020 operating an all-women functioned flight to Washington DC. Africa’s Largest Aviation Group and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline has scored the all-female flight crew feat highlighting the airline’s progress in empowering African women, and the contribution of women to the socio-economic development of the …

KARACHI: A well-attended and participated meeting took place here at FPCCI earlier today in which some very valuable suggestions were floated. The participants, who hailed from different backgrounds brought fresh perspectives to the challenges facing tourism development in Pakistan, and how they could be met. Among those who attended were members of the standing committee on tourism, Vice President FPCCI, …

News Desk SHARJAH: Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) has been awarded for managing and operating all vehicle parking at Sharjah Airport to Mawgif, the National Parking Company, in order to improve parking at the Airport for the benefit of passengers, customers and employees. In accordance with this agreement, Mawgif will provide new solutions for parking at the Airport using the latest …

LONDON: British Airways’ week of Sport Relief fundraising events has taken off on Friday, 6th March by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for the Heaviest Aircraft Pulled Over 100 Metres by a team (mixed), made up of colleagues and sporting celebrities. British Airways’ support for Sport Relief comes as part of the airline’s global charity partnership with Comic Relief, …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates is providing customers more flexibility, choice and value through its newly introduced waiver policy for all booked tickets issued on or from today, 7 March until 31 March 2020, allowing customers across its network the choice of changing their travel dates without change and reissuance fees. The move provides Emirates’ customers with peace of mind should they …

News Desk KARACHI: Easypaisa, the country’s leading payments solution and Seed Out, an innovative crowd funding platform which provides entrepreneurial solutions to the underprivileged , have recently collaborated to digitize the process of payment collection from the latter’s beneficiaries. It is yet another milestone in Easypaisa’s journey of bringing digital financial solutions to its users through partnerships with prominent organizations in …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has appointed Sadia Khan as Commissioner Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan for a period of three years with immediate effect. The notification in this regard has issued here on Thursday. She has been serving as the President & CEO of the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) prior to this. Khan has pursued a versatile career …

News Desk CAIRO: ENOC Misr, a joint venture between Proserv Group and the UAE’s Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), signed a memorandum of understanding with local lubricant manufacturers to evaluate blending and manufacturing ENOC lubricants in Egypt. The move comes as part of ENOC Misr’s ambitious plans to maximise operational efficiency and ensure product availability in the local market. The …