DUBAI: Emirates welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, to its …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways and Boeing today announced a first-of-its-kind ‘eco partnership’, in which a specially-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used to test products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce aircraft carbon emissions. The ‘Etihad Greenliner’, to be introduced early next year, will be used by both companies to explore and assess environmental sustainability initiatives while the …

DUBAI: With just under one year to go until Expo 2020 Dubai, billed as “the world’s greatest show”, Emirates airline is lifting the lid on the futuristic, interactive technologies and experiences in store for visitors at its Expo 2020 pavilion. Emirates has been working with academics and its industry partners in aviation and aerospace, to create and carefully curate informative and …

DUBAI: The Emirates A380, the UAE airline’s flagship commercial aircraft, soared through the skies in an unprecedented flypast procession today, kicking off the 2019 edition of the Dubai Airshow. Spectators and aviation enthusiasts were able to watch a spectacular formation of 3 Chinook, 3 Black Hawk and 3 Apache helicopters, opening the way for the Emirates A380, closely followed by the UAE’s air …

ABU DHABI: The UAE Space Agency has announced its participation in Dubai Airshow 2019 as part of its efforts to enhance its international presence and showcase its current projects and future plans. Dubai Airshow will be held in Al Maktoum International Airport between 17 and 21 November. During thethird edition of the exhibition, the Agency aims to reveal the latest …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will operate a historic one-off A380 flight on 29 November in an unprecedented effort to bring together and celebrate the vibrant multicultural communities of the UAE onto one flight. The airline will attempt to welcome as many nationalities as possible onto flight EK2019, for a special flight journey around the UAE. The A380 commissioned for this flight …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates and the ATP today announced a renewal of their highly successful partnership, with the award-winning airline signing on as Premier Partner and Official Airline of the ATP Tour for an additional five years, beginning in 2021. The Premier Partnership renewal will extend Emirates’ commitment to the sport to 2025, having first been associated with the …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has relaunched its award-winning loyalty programme, Etihad Guest. The redesigned and upgraded reward scheme now offers its members significantly enhanced benefits. There are currently more than 6.5 million Etihad Guest members worldwide, enjoying the benefits of one of the travel industry’s leading reward programmes. Members will soon be able to …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Engineering, the industry-leading Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) division of Etihad Aviation Group, has collaborated with EOS and BigRep, both leading 3D printing technology providers, to open the region’s first additive manufacturing facility with Design and Production Approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The laboratory, located at the Etihad Engineering facility adjacent to Abu Dhabi …

DUBAI: Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) reached 1.3 million for the first nine months of the year despite a seasonal contraction in traffic volumes during the third quarter.  Key Facts and FiguresDWC welcomed 21,926 customers during the third quarter, down -81.6% mainly due to seasonal fluctuation in traffic during the summer, taking the year to date traffic to …