LONDON: British Airways stepped in to give two young aviation fans an early Christmas gift. The airline partnered with charity, Rays of Sunshine, to give the deserving youngsters a VIP tour of its state-of-the-art engineering and flight training facilities at London Heathrow.   Harvey McCulloch, a 16-year-old who is autistic and battling Hodgkin lymphoma, wrote to British Airways to say he dreamt …

News Desk DUBAI: ZorroSign, Inc., pioneer of real electronic signature and a patented document fraud and tampering detection system built on blockchain, announced multiple advancements in the platform’s security and identity protocols and overall product enhancements. First, the platform will be passwordless, providing users the ability to use multi-factor authentication.  Earlier this year, One Time Password (OTP) was enabled for …

DUBAI: An increasing number of UAE citizens and residents who used to travel to countries such as the United Kingdom, USA, Thailand, India and Germany for quality medical treatments are finding better local alternatives for their health-related issues, according to an industry expert. “The outbound medical tourism, which drains out the economy, is gradually witnessing a decline. High-end medical services …

DUBAI: Etisalat today announced that it is enabling 5G connectivity at the Etisalat Metro Station, becoming the first 5G-enabled metro in the Middle East and North Africa. Etisalat Metro Station is the eastern terminus of Dubai Metro’s Green Line, which opened to the public in September 2011. Etisalat aims to provide metro users with a unique 5G experience riding on blazing speeds …

ABU DHABI: The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Ports, paving the way for more robust technical cooperation, port promotion, and joint business-related events and activities.  The signing took place after the conclusion of a seminar organized by ABCC in São Paulo. The seminar – which came following the state visit of Brazilian …

KRABI: flydubai’s inaugural flight has touched down in Krabi in Thailand, becoming the first UAE-based airline to offer flights to the popular holiday destination. The daily flights are operated via a short stop in Yangon, Myanmar and are codeshared with Emirates. On board the inaugural flight was a senior delegation led by Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations (UAE, …

KARACHI: On the occasion of completing four (4) years of Careem, Awais Qadir Shah, Minister Transport and Mass Mobility, visited Careem Head Office as well as their Care Centre and had a discussion with Zeeshan Baig, Country General Manager on progressing forward in terms of providing safe and secure mobility to its users. The Minister encouraged Careem’s efforts regarding their …

KARACHI: To instill ownership amongst Pakistanis to keep themselves and their surroundings clean, ‘Hoga Saaf Pakistan’ (“HSP”), powered by Dettol, has launched a new Safai Anthem. The anthem envisions a Saaf Pakistan featuring all the HSP ‘Safai Champions’ which include Fahad Mustafa and Shaniera Akram as the prime champions, along with Waseem Badami and Iqrar ul Hasan. The anthem has …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Turkish Airlines announce a codeshare expansion following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two airlines. Gulf Air will place its ‘GF’ code on Turkish Airlines’ flights from Bahrain to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and from Istanbul Airport to Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Munich, Berlin, Zurich …

ABU DHABI/GENEVA: Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC (“ADDH”) announced that it has reached an agreement in principle for the establishment of a local airline in Abu Dhabi in partnership with Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), Europe’s greenest airline* and the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The new airline will be Wizz Air’s first airline established outside of Europe.   It is …