Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest-growing airline, today announces the launch of its new Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), a technical solution that will replace all printed onboard manuals and materials with iPads for pilots. The new system brings increased efficiency to all aspects of flight planning. It builds on the airline’s broader sustainability commitments by significantly reducing paper use and fuel consumption. …

Reinforcing the legendary status of one of the Middle East’s best-loved vehicles, Al-Futtaim Toyota has launched the eagerly awaited new generation of its iconic Land Cruiser in the UAE. The all-new Land Cruiser combines outstanding all-terrain performance with a spacious, high-quality interior to bring drivers and passengers an elevated experience on every journey. Since its launch in 1951, the Land …

News Desk KARACHI: First successful Pakistan – Belarus Business Council meeting of FPCCI convened by Chairman Shahzad Sabir, held on Saturday 19 June 2021 conducted by physical attendance and participation by members, relevant authorities, and businessmen through zoom link. The council was briefed on JWC on Belarus Pakistan Joint Working Group on Industrial cooperation and Joint chamber of Commerce. The …

InMobi, the world’s leading independent marketing cloud, today announced two new talented additions to its team, covering the Middle East, Turkey and Africa.    Damian Murphy joins as Senior Sales Manager, and heads Telco, Travel, BFSI and Real Estate verticals. He brings fourteen years’ experience of helping brands and agencies expand and improve their programmatic buying. His previous roles include Head of Sales – Media Agency & Developer, at …

Etisalat today announced that it has joined forces with Ericsson to deploy 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) across its commercial network. The 5G high-band commercial deployment will help achieve high performance 5G downlink data speeds of 4.2Gbps and latency of 8 milliseconds (ms). Etisalat has built a 5G network infrastructure that can be enabled with superior performance, including ultra-high speeds and ultra-low latency …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will be ramping up operations to Jordan during the summer with the introduction of double daily A380 services during the months of July and August. The airline will operate a second daily A380 service to Amman, from 15-20 July 2021 ahead of the Eid Al Adha period. Emirates will also operate double daily A380 services from …

News Desk SHARJAH: After the successful edition of the event in 2019, The Flag Island, operated under Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) will organize a special yoga event on 21 June 2021, in conjunction with the International Day of Yoga. The event will be held from 06:00 p.m. to 07:30 p.m., in collaboration with Fitness First, Sharjah. The activity …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) – the emirate’s pioneering health and wellness destination – is galvanizing key partners for a major drive focused on its research and development (R&D) capabilities at Arab Health 2021, the Middle East’s leading healthcare exhibition which opens a four-day, in-person run at the Dubai World Trade Centre on June 21. Adopting the …

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for project professionals and changemakers, has called for decisive and unified action to overcome pressing global challenges. Underlining its commitment as a “for purpose” organization, PMI urged global leaders at this year’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit (UNGC) to tackle a range of urgent issues.   Last year, the annual Leaders Summit brought over …

By Rafiiq Vayani KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has lauded Syed Amin Ul Haque, Federal Minister for IT & Telecom on increasing IT exports and fast spreading 4G connectivity in the country. Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo criticized the inclusion of IT sector in tax regime in the Federal Budget 2021-22 – whereas, it was exempted till 2025. He …