DUBAI: Following on from the sales success of its projects, the United Arab Emirates’s leading developer Danube Properties announced its highly anticipated 10th Project called Jewelz, showcasing the future of affordable luxury housing. The project was unveiled by Rizwan Sajan the Founder & Chairman of the Danube Group and Atif Rahman the Director and Partner, Danube Properties Development, in the presence …

DUBAI: The first residents of Meera Tower at The Residence Collection, Al Habtoor City have moved into their new homes. Meera Tower, available for rent, incorporates 344 luxury apartments on the banks of the Dubai Water Canal. The high-end homes, which range from one to seven bedrooms, boast stunning views of Dubai’s famous skyline. Each bedroom boasts an en-suite bathroom. …

DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has mandated Citi and Standard Chartered Bank as Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers, along with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, BNP Paribas, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and Noor Bank as Joint Lead Managers to arrange a global investor roadshow to meet fixed income investors, …

LONDON: British Airways has announced a new partnership with tennis star, Kyle Edmund. The 23 year-old who was recently a semi-finalist at the Australian Open, has also yesterday been officially ranked as number one in Britain. The new airline partnership, which will see the player flying with British Airways to many of the major global competitions this year, begins ahead …

DUBAI, UAE: Emirates unveiled a video today featuring popular players from Real Madrid on board the iconic Emirates A380. The video includes Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Marcelo, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, and Casemiro and shows the players discovering unlikely talent at 40,000ft. The video begins with the players enjoying their A380 flight and the Emirates Cabin Crew looking after them on …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is highlighting the integral role played by its female employees through a special video which documents the breadth and diversity of the operational and technical roles performed by women in the Group. The video gives the audience a behind the scenes look at women employees from various Emirates Group …

DUBAI:  Just ahead of its deployment to Fort Lauderdale, the newly refurbished Boeing 777-200LR was visited by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group; Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline; Adel Al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer as well as other members of Emirates’ senior management. The USD$150 …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: GCC visitors are driving demand in the UAE’s Northern Emirates, comprising more than 30% of hotel check-ins, which saw a positive uptick in Year-on-Year (YoY) occupancy, according to data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2018, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25. The data shows that of the overall increase in …

DUBAI: Emirates has unveiled a brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with new wider seats laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration for the first time. The airline has invested over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The newly refurbished Emirates 777-200LR aircraft is set in a two-class configuration …

FORT WORTH, Texas: Yesterday, American Airlines named Peter Warlick as vice president – Corporate Development and Heather Garboden as vice president – Financial Planning & Analysis. Warlick will build and lead a team that develops and executes short- and long-term strategies by identifying, evaluating and negotiating some of American’s most important business opportunities. His team will work closely with other …