The Emirates Aviation University has held its 5th annual Water Rocket Competition, in collaboration with Boeing. With the EAU Campus as the backdrop, close to 100  students across 12 UAE schools came together to construct a simple water rocket at the university’s special workshop. The students, working in groups of four, were tasked to design and construct a rocket using simple …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Carlton Hotels and Suites is earmarked to welcome guests to its newly launched luxury hotel, Carlton Dubai Creek. Located near Dubai Creek Water Canal with views of Al-Seef district and stunning vistas of Burj Khalifa, Carlton Dubai Creek is an upscale, all-suite hotel featuring 126-kitchenette equipped studios and plenty of facilities for both leisure and business …

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022 exhibitors will be pulling out all the stops to showcase their creative and business flair at this year’s ATM Best Stand Awards 2022. The awards will recognise creative design, people skills and the business-friendly appeal of exhibiting companies’ stands at the annual showcase which will be taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 9–12 …

In 1992, Emirates made the bold decision to install TV screens in all seats across all cabin classes throughout its fleet, a revolutionary move that shaped traveller expectations and the inflight entertainment industry in the decades to come. Take a trip down the memory lane and watch Emirates’ ad when the airline introduced personal in-seat video systems in all seats back in …

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the introduction of a new service to Istanbul city in Turkey, starting from April 29, 2022. Abu Dhabi travelers will now be able to fly direct to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Istanbul at competitive prices, as of the below schedule: Schedule to Istanbul, effective April 29, 2022 (all times local) Flight Departure Time …

Emirates, longstanding sponsor of the prestigious title race at the Dubai World Cup, proudly welcomed His Excellency Gilmar Pisas, the Prime Minister of Curaçao and HE Ruisandro Cijntje, Curaçao’s Minister of Economic Development at its Premium Economy themed hospitality suite last night. The Prime Minister was warmly received by Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Chief Operating Officer. In addition to entertaining …

Emirates will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from 1 April 2022. The airline will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities in the country. The move comes on the back of the decision by the Indian government to restore international flights to and from the country in line with established bilateral agreements from the end …

Citi has renewed its cash management mandate with Etihad, further assisting the airline with a major Treasury transformation journey, helping to move its automation, digitalization and overall efficiency to the next level. Etihad will gain access to Citi’s breadth of digital capabilities across working capital and liquidity management, payments and collections, reconciliation and visibility, as well as working closely with …

Etihad Engineering, one of the world’s leading maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services providers, welcomed a delegation from Argentina led by His Excellency Dr Matias Kulfas, Minister of Productive Development, His Excellency Daniel Filmus, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, and Mirta Iriondo, President, Fabrica Argentina de Aviones to their state-of-the-art facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE.  The delegation was hosted …

RIYADH/DUBAI: As Jeddah gears up for its second Formula One event the coming weekend, following the first ever top-tier race in December 2021, a new chapter of sports tourism has been started. At present, the sports sector contributes around 0.2% of the Kingdom’s GDP, while the tourism sector contributes about 3%, according to the Ministry of Sport and the Ministry …