Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has received four honours at the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Deals of the Year Awards 2021 at a ceremony on Tuesday 28 September in Dubai. Etihad Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas and Chief Financial Officer Adam Boukadida accepted the following awards on behalf of the airline: Middle East & Africa CEO/Industry …

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has presented 21 companies with the Dubai Chamber CSR Label for their outstanding CSR efforts in the first half of 2021. The Chamber recently hosted a virtual ceremony showcasing the companies’ achievements in corporate social responsibility (CSR), which was attended by representatives from the recognised organisations. In total, the Chamber has awarded 490 labels …

Coffee lovers flying Emirates in First and Business class can look forward to a refreshing brew with newly introduced cold coffee choices onboard – the classic iced Americano, or the slightly more decadent Affogato. Affogato is a popular Italian coffee-based dessert made by pouring a shot of hot espresso over vanilla ice cream. Probably the world’s busiest café at 40,000 …

With South African Airways (SAA) resuming operations, Emirates has been working closely with SAA to reactivate its long-standing partnership which aims to improve the customer experience and provide more value to travellers when flying on both carriers. The move also helps cement SAA’s standing and position and will build growth momentum as the carrier initially restarts flights to six African …

Zong (CMPak) emerged as the highest bidder for the 1800 MHz spectrum in the NGMS auction for Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) which took place on Tuesday, 28th September, 2021. Zong bagged 11.2 MHz in the highly coveted 1800 MHz Band for a cumulative Auction Winning Price of USD 15.442 Million. The acquisition of the prized 1800 MHz spectrum will …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, the Premier Partner and Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, today revealed a head-turning A380 livery dedicated to further carrying the global event’s messages worldwide. A bold departure from the airline’s traditional white and gold paint scheme, this bright blue aircraft livery features large-scale graphics in vivid green, orange, pink, purple and red, which run across …

Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber, and Dubai Technology Entrepreneurs Campus (Dtec) – a Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority wholly owned entity, have announced the selection of 30 Emirati entrepreneurs to participate in the Second Edition of the Emirati Development Programme. The participants will receive training sessions covering various topics of interest, which will be led by experts from …

DUBAI: Following successfully on-time handover of Greens Project, Golf Avenue 100% sold out and Hills project 100% completion of superstructure, Samana Developers today launched three new projects – Dh130 million Samana Park Views, Dh165 million Samana Waves, 110 million Samana Golf Avenue-II, located in Arjan, Jumeirah Village Circle and Dubai Studio City respectively. New projects will focus on Environment, Sustainability …

ABU DHABI: Etisalat is ready to enthrall visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai with state-of-the-art digital experience making it one of the smartest, fastest and most connected site on earth. Expo 2020 Dubai is Etisalat’s first commercial 5G enterprise customer in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region to access 5G services. This sets a benchmark for the region and globally, positioning …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Latvian airline airBaltic has today launched direct flights between Dubai and Riga, Latvia. airBaltic now links the both cities with four weekly flights, offering a wide variety of convenient connections to travellers coming from Dubai to further destinations in Europe. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We see a great potential in strengthening the business ties between UAE and Latvia. airBaltic team is glad to …