DUBAI: Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia and Al Fursan took to the skies in unison today to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day, as well as commemorate the legacy and values of HH Sheikh Zayed. The late founding father of the UAE dedicated his life and leadership to unify and shape a better collective future for the nation, and today’s formation …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia will be performing a flypast tomorrow over the UAE as a centrepiece performance to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day and the Year of Zayed. All four UAE carriers will be taking their flagship aircraft to the skies from 1pm (local time) and will be flying with the Al Fursan …

DUBAI: Home to the iconic Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, Emaar’s Downtown Dubai has now unveiled ‘Downtown Eats’, a new concept that brings all good things together in celebration of the UAE National Day. The showcase includes outstanding food, cultural activities and an outdoor cinema. To mark the UAE National Weekend, Downtown Eats will host a special showcase of …

SHARJAH: Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, launched a range of unbeatable packages across popular tourist destinations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia in the occasion of National Day holiday. Starting from AED 959, the short breaks include return flights, hotel accommodation, taxes & transportation and guided tours. For Four days/three …

LONDON: British Airways bids farewell to one of the most iconic aircraft in its fleet, the Boeing 767. The airline’s final two 767s are being retired to St Athan in Wales after the last commercial flight – Larnaca in Cyprus to Heathrow – took place on November 25, 2018. Since British Airways operated its first 767 in February 1990 on …

DUBAI: Emirates Group employees gathered today to commemorate the UAE’s 47th National Day at the group’s headquarters in Dubai. The celebrations kicked off with a cake-cutting ceremony attended by senior management, Emiratis as well as their expat colleagues and family members who enjoyed a wide range of cultural activities throughout the day. As part of the celebrations, the Emirates Group …

DUBAI: After six months of training, drills, and preparation, the EK Firebirds, an all-women’s rugby club comprised of Emirates Cabin Crew coming from 14 different nationalities, is ready to compete at the 2018 edition of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens invitational women’s tournament. Earlier today, the EK Firebirds squad met with the USA Women’s Eagles, the national sevens rugby team, …

DUBAI: Emirates is offering UAE nationals and residents a chance to plan a short getaway for the 47th UAE National Day holiday weekend and beyond. Passengers can book now until 8th December to select destinations within Emirates network, for travel until 31st March 2019. Economy Class passengers can book flights to Amman starting at AED 1,825, Bangkok starting at AED …

DUBAI: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, announced that it acquired a majority stake in bd4travel (Big Data for Travel), an award-winning tech company, which provides artificial intelligence(AI)-driven IT solutions to online travel agencies. Based in Germany and the UK, bd4travel’s services were designed specifically to meet the challenges of the travel industry. The company’s sophisticated algorithms …

News Desk DUBAI: To provide passengers with even more comfortable transfers when they arrive, depart or transit at Dubai international Airport, Emirates has taken the initiative to bring in a fleet of new high tech buses for airside passenger operations. These new dedicated buses will ferry Emirates’ passengers between the terminals and its aircraft at remote stands.  Ten of these …