COLMAR, France: “At Pegasus Airlines, we are convinced that it is an absolute necessity to use flight data animation in order to recreate flights in form of animations. Understanding better what happens in the cockpit allows to avoid incidents in the future and thus strengthens flight safety,” explains Captain Murat Cem Alkan, Chief Safety Management & Quality Compliance Monitoring Officer. …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have signed a codeshare partnership, for travel commencing from 27 October 2019. The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two airlines and will further strengthen the strong ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Netherlands. Gulf Air …

KARACHI: Byco Petroleum Pakistan Ltd. (BPPL), Pakistan’s largest oil company, today announced the financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2019. In this period, oil prices remained largely steady and the value of the Pakistani Rupee improved slightly against the US Dollar. However, due to the overall slowdown in Pakistan’s economy, the consumption of petroleum products has declined, except …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH:  The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) elected its new Office Bearers for the year 2019-20 in its 319th meeting held in Lahore on October 26, 2019. The Council unanimously elected Mr. Khalilullah Shaikh as President and Ms. Hina Usmani and Mr. Rana Muhammad Usman Khan as Vice Presidents of the Institute. …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering services providers, has introduced a new packaging solution to further reduce waste across its food manufacturing operations. The company has replaced cardboard packaging with reusable crates to store and transport an average of 100,000 inflight meals daily. As a result of its newest environmental initiative, EKFC will …

DUBAI: Over 5.27 million passengers have benefitted from seamless connectivity on the Emirates and flydubai network since both Dubai-based airlines begun their partnership in October 2017. In addition, some 800,000 Emirates Skywards members have earned over 1.5 billion Skywards Miles on Emirates and flydubai codeshare itineraries in the last 12 months. Marking the milestone as the partnership enters into its …

News Desk DUBAI: Studio M Arabian Plaza Hotel & Hotel Apartment, a chic urban hotel has won the ‘Arabian Travel Awards 2019, under ‘Best 3 Star Leisure Hotel’ category. The award is a testament for Studio M Arabian Plaza’s thoughtful and well-designed spaces for the on- the – go travellers looking for a hassle-free and convenient stay experience. Arabian Travel …

MANAMA: H.E. Justin Siberell, the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Bahrain, was recently welcomed by Gulf Air’s executive management at Bahrain International Airport and toured the airline’s flagship aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner which recently entered the airline’s fleet in the 70th anniversary livery. The visit is part of ‘Discover America Week’ (October 24 – November …

DUBAI: Dubai Airports and Expo 2020 Dubai have teamed up to give the more than 120,000 passengers who connect through Dubai International (DXB) every day a sneak preview of Expo 2020 to provide compelling reasons for them to return to Dubai to attend the event next year. That’s all thanks to a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dubai Airports …

DUBAI: The ninth edition of the Arab Beverages Conference (ABCE 2019) began on October 27, 2019, under the theme ‘Challenging the Future!’ as senior industry experts from around the region meet to explore ways to move the sector forward in the years ahead. The Arab non-alcoholic beverage industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Middle East region …