News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) has a small but significant presence at the ongoing Dubai Airshow as it showcases its cadet training programme and two of the 27 aircraft in its fleet of Cirrus SR22 and Embraer Phenom 100EV aircraft. The Academy has truly taken off since its debut and official opening by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin …

MAKLI: INTBAU (International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism) Pakistan’s three-day conference spread of five sessions began here bright and early in the morning, with delegates coming in bus-fulls to ZC3, the venue of the conference for the first two days, and with many others having stayed the previous night at Makli. With the bamboo structure of the Zero …

DUBAI: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low cost carrier, has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft comprising 73 A320neos, 27 A321neos and 20 A321XLRs. The agreement was signed at the 2019 Dubai Airshow in the presence of Air Arabia’s Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Adel Ali, Chief Executive Officer Air …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Telecom Company, Ufone Human Resources Department has implemented Quality Management System by attaining ISO 9001:2015 Certification. A ceremony was held on the World Quality day in Islamabad to acknowledge this achievement which is also an industry first initiative. Rashid Khan, President & CEO Ufone, received the ISO Certificate from SGS representative Waqas Khan. Yousef Al Zaabi Chief Officer …

KARACHI: Actor & singer Junaid Khan, attended celebrations of the childhood cancer survivors day organised by the Indus Hospital in Karachi yesterday. The event was an ode to those patients and families who have survived the grueling battle against childhood cancer, and these real-life heroes, share snippets of their journey for the first time in public at this even. Extremely …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: New opportunities are on the horizon for local and international businesses at Expo 2020 Dubai, with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry to play a pivotal role in creating new connections and collaborations as an Official Partner. As an official partner, Dubai Chamber will represent and support the interests of the UAE business community at Expo …

DUBAI: His Excellency George Weah, President of Liberia, said his country is making headway in implementing a series of reforms aimed at boosting its economy and overcoming existing challenges. Speaking at the Global Business Forum Africa 2019 in Dubai, H.E. George Weah said he is optimistic about Liberia’s potential to become a strong African economy as more players in the country’s …

KARACHI: “The Middle East and Africa has reached a key chapter in its education story. Up until now, the conversation around education has revolved primarily around improving the standard of education across the region. But as digital transformation continues to sweep across the globe, there’s a unique window of opportunity to fast-forward to a completely revolutionised era of education.” These thoughts …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways,has augmented its digitalisation strategy by signing a landmark distribution agreement with cargo.one,the multi-airline e-booking platform. Finalised on the side lines of Cargo Connect, anindustry forum co-located with Dubai Airshow, the agreement confirms Etihad Cargo as the latest international carrier to partner with cargo.one. A key driverinits commitment to …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today announced a firm order for 50 A350-900 XWB aircraft worth US$ 16 billion (AED 58.7 billion) at list prices at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, delivery of the first Emirates A350 XWB is expected in May 2023, and will continue until 2028. HH Sheikh …