By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Weekend just got better. Al Raha Beach Hotel, a 5-star beachfront hotel located in the heart of the UAE’s capital, has announced the new Friday Fish Market Brunch at Sevilla restaurant. Friday Fish Market Brunch starting from February 16th will feature menu that is easier to enjoy than to describe. The specialties include traditional roast, …

DUBAI: Emirates has announced several management appointments within its outstation commercial operations team.  The changes place top Emirati talent in key country management positions in the Far East and Africa. The commercial appointments further demonstrate the airline’s commitment to strengthening its strategic direction and commercial position within these markets. The new appointments will see three UAE National commercial managers take …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, firming up the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was announced in January. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 billion based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as 2020. In the …

DUBAI: Emirates is celebrating with its customers on board and on the ground to mark Valentine’s Day across its global network. To sweeten air travel during this period, Emirates is giving out heart shaped milk chocolates on all flights from Dubai on the 14th of February. The premium single origin coverture Belgium chocolate will be served alongside the main course …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates Official Store has launched a limited edition Arabic coffee cup collection in collaboration with Silsal. The Silsal for Emirates collection of six Arabic fine porcelain coffee cups are adorned with the word ‘Al Emarat’ (which means Emirates in Arabic), written in the ancient ‘Diwani’ calligraphic script.  The flowing Arabic letters are surrounded by bold brushstrokes, beautiful …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates airline, has clinched the award for ‘Excellence in Management’ at the 10th annual Loyalty Awards 2018 organised by FlightGlobal and Global Flight and held in Bangkok on 6th February. The award recognises outstanding strategic thinking and team leadership at Emirates Skywards and is based on areas such as business transformation and setting …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group, and its affiliated entities including flydubai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board, Government of Andhra Pradesh, to establish a framework for collaboration in various aviation areas to support and invest in the development of Andhra Pradesh’s aviation sector. The MoU was signed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin …

DUBAI: Intelak, one of the first industry- and technology-focused incubators in the MENA region, has announced that Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing will be joining the Emirates Group and GE as a principal partner. The incubator has also selected four winning teams from the third round of applications to be part of the incubation programme. Launched in September 2016, Intelak …

SHARJAH: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced today its new route to Grozny, capital of the Chechen Republic in Russia. Air Arabia will begin flights to Grozny on 20th April,2018. Air Arabia’s Russia network, which recently increased by launching flights to Sheremetyevo International Airport adding a second route for travel to …

ADDIS ABABA/FRANKFURT: DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, the provider of climate-controlled solutions for air cargo, welcomes Ethiopian Airlines as a new client for its Opticooler. Recently, the fastest growing Airline in Africa and the German ULD provider signed a master agreement. “We are very glad to offer our customers a highly reliable packaging solution to transport temperature-sensitive shipments with DoKaSch’s Opticooler,” says …