Emirates Group Security (EGS), the leading aviation security service and learning and development provider in the region, has partnered with Dubai Airports (DA) to enhance specialist skills training for airport employees, recently completing the first Fire Warden and Safety training session for Dubai Airports’ Serco Middle East employees. The training session is the first of many in the field of …

The MasterChef Competition 2021 will take place at the Tennis & Country Club Fujairah on August 19th; 2021. It will be a one-day event with more than 20 participants of different nationalities. Many Emirati entrepreneurs showed excitement in being a part of this event. The competition will be categorized according into two groups: professional and passionate. The event is organized …

On August 15, 2021, Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed its 28th Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABB, in Riga. This is the third out of seven planned Airbus A220-300 aircraft deliveries for airBaltic in 2021. This aircraft is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options for the same aircraft type. Since May 2020, airBaltic operates all its flights with a single aircraft type – Airbus A220-300, thus minimizing the complexity and …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates and Airlink have announced the expansion of their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement, giving travellers to and from South Africa convenient access to more than 40 domestic and regional destinations across 12 African countries. The extended codeshare provides connectivity to Emirates customers not offered by any other carrier in Africa, and augments the long-standing …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates is marking the UAE’s 50th anniversary by unveiling special liveries on its Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-300ERs commemorating the nation’s Golden Jubilee. The aircraft will be emblazoned with a bespoke ‘United Arab Emirates 50’ design, denoting the Golden anniversary of Emirates’ home and hub, the UAE. The new 50th themed decals wrap both sides of the aircraft fuselage in …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has been crowned as the one and only overall ‘Team of the Year’ winner in the British Safety Council International Safety Awards 2021.  From the 292 organisations of all sizes and sectors that won an International Safety Award, including business from the UK, Africa, Asia, India, mainland Europe and the Middle East, only RTA’s team …

Emirates, renowned for its world-leading air transport services, has also been recognised for its outstanding ground transport services with three gold citations from the RoSPA awards. The only airline to have achieved an award two years in a row, the Emirates team took gold awards in three categories: Fleet Safety Award, Health & Safety Award, and Leisure Safety Award, demonstrating …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The Republic of Mauritius is looking forward to the full reopening of its borders on 1st October, when vaccinated international travelers will be welcomed in without restrictions. Visitors who present a negative PCR test taken in the 72 hours before their departure will be able to explore the island freely from the moment they arrive. At …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has extended the IATA Travel Pass trial to include more routes after the initial kick-off on flights from Bahrain to Athens, London and Singapore flights. Starting from today, the airline will include flights from Bahrain to Dubai, Frankfurt and Paris flights to the IATA Travel Pass trial project to expand …

Emirates has partnered with ATPCO to enhance and enrich the airline’s new distribution content (NDC) offers with Routehappy Content. The new integration is now live via Emirates’ direct connect NDC API Gateway platform, enabling a more bespoke shopping experience for travel agents and corporate shoppers who use Emirates Gateway. The deal further expands the retailing reach of Routehappy Content around the world, with more …