ABU DHABI: Etihad Aviation Training, the specialist training division of Etihad Aviation Group, has become the first aviation company in the Middle East to gain approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to train Boeing 777 and 787 pilots for European operators and carriers elsewhere which adopt Europe’s air safety standards. The approval to train pilots for these two …

By Rafiq Vayani/ Abdul Rasheed Ganatra KARACHI: Abdul Razzak Lakha got Nishan-e-Usman in prize distribution function organized by The Okhai Memon Youth Services (OMYS) on 19th January-2020 at Dream Heaven. This is 2nd Nishan-e-Usman which is approved by Executive Council and first award was given to Abdul Aziz Kath in 2017 against their outstanding efforts during funds collection campaign. General Secretary Kashif …

DUBAI: Emirates, is looking for candidates in the UAE to join its multinational cabin crew team. Candidates are required to register online on the Emirates Group careers website and wait to receive an invitation email prior to attending the recruitment event. Candidates who qualify will be informed of the venue details for the assessment day. The airline is looking for …

News Desk KARACHI: Tara Uzra Dawood was awarded the ‘Karachi Tum Se Hai’ award by Alpha TV for her work for women and girls. The event was organized by Orbit Advertising. Other recipients of this award included Shareef Awan, Professor Jamiluddin Aali, Dr Adeeb Rizvi, Ustad Raees Khan and Professor Sahar Ansari, et all. Ms. Dawood is Chief Executive Officer …

DUBAI: The growth pace of the regional logistics industry is set to intensify in the year 2020 on the back of boosted UAE growth expectations. UAE is hosting the region’s first EXPO, in 2020, a mega event which is poised to start in October and for which preparations are in full swing. The growth driven by the event alone can …

KARACHI: Huawei has been ranked fifth on the recently released 2019 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard as one of the biggest investors in research and development worldwide. The Scoreboard is made up of the 2,500 companies investing the largest sums in research and development in the world, with data collected from companies’ annual reports and accounts. As a result of …

KARACHI: The Nest I/O marked the day by hosting a number of sessions and panel discussions centering around entrepreneurship and innovation. Jehan Ara, President P@SHA and Founder The Nest I/O, officially kicked off the celebrations around 11 AM, after an hour long breakfast and networking session. The first panel of the day was “Working Together: Shared Spaces for a Shared …

News Desk DUBAI: The finest travel brands in the Caribbean have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in the Bahamas. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Caribbean Gala Ceremony 2020 to find out who amongst them had been crowned best of the best. The red carpet evening, hosted at Sandals® Royal Bahamian, marked the opening …

News Desk KARACHI: SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) has announced that it is helping to power the digital transformation of Expo 2020 Dubai, the upcoming World Expo taking place in UAE between October 20, 2020,and April 10, 2021, which is set to host the Pakistan Pavilion and Pakistani visitors. The organizers are using solutions from SAP to help optimize processes and costs …

DUBAI: Mashreq one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, has appointed Tarek El Nahas as its new Head of International Banking Group. Tarek spent 25 years at Citibank, most recently as the Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for North Africa, Egypt and Levant, managing teams across 6 countries in the MENA region. He has held several senior …