DUBAI: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the maiden concept flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), a vehicle that will be used for the world’s first self-flying taxi service set to be introduced by Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA). The two-seater AAT, capable of transporting people without human intervention or …

KARACHI: The World Green Building Council is celebrating World Green Building Week. BASF also provides solutions that support sustainable building and contribute to climate protection. During the week, BASF will showcase a range of these solutions online under the hashtags WGBW2017 and OurHeroIsZero. These include insulation systems, solutions to optimize the concrete mix so that it can contain a higher …

DUBAI: Emirates today announced that it will introduce three additional flights per week to the Swedish capital, complementing Emirates’ existing schedule and providing more choice to travellers from 8th December 2017. The new scheduled flights will be added to meet the growing demand for travel on the route, particularly during the winter season. Since launching its current daily scheduled service …

LAHORE: Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited has always tried to improve the living conditions of the people residing in the surroundings of its factory premises. In addition of arranging free medical camps every quarter and renovation of schools, the organisation has recently installed deep-bored water pumps in three schools in Manga Mandi and Sunder, Multan Road. The clean water is …

DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) sealed a landmark 15-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla). The agreement was signed in Doha by Mr. Hamad Mubarak Al-Muhannadi, CEO of RasGas, and Mr. Abdul Mansur Md Faizullah, Petrobangla Chairman. The event was attended by H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest and most-visited retail and entertainment attraction by Emaar Malls (DFM: EMAAR MALLS), has set a model in urban waste management by facilitating the production of 26 tonnes of compost from the waste collected from the mall’s food outlets. This is the first-of-its-kind initiative by a mall in the UAE and …

News Desk DUBAI: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unleashed the Young Leader Day initiative as part of initiatives developed by the recently inaugurated RTA Youth Council in support of young male & female employees. The move is in line with the UAE’s drive to empower youth and polish their experience through offering them direct exposure to their leaders. …

LONDON: British Airways has become the first airline worldwide to introduce high-tech remote controlled devices to push back aircraft across its short-haul operation. The airline is modernising its operation to maintain and further improve punctuality for its customers. In partnership with Heathrow, the eco-friendly Mototok tugs will allow British Airways staff to prepare aircraft for departure more efficiently. The airline …

BIZ TODAY REPORT MANAMA: German media representatives were recently invited to visit the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo as part of a collaboration between Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, and Onyx Hospitality Group, a leading hotel management company in Asia. The 6-day visit saw guests experience the comforts of flying with Gulf Air, residing at leading …

By Rafiq Vayani ADDIS ABABA / SÃO PAULO: Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a codeshare agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017. Through the codeshare partnership Ethiopian Airlines will add its flight code (ET) in Azul’s operations; hence, customers will be able to purchase tickets directly from Ethiopian Airlines sales channels to fly to seven …