BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Following the commencement of their partnership, Emirates and flydubai today announced that Emirates will expand its network to 29 flydubai destinations across three continents. The new partner network, through its codeshare, will offer greater frequency and easier access to more global destinations with the advantage of connecting baggage to the final destination.  Passengers can book from …

By Rafiq Vayani RAS AL KHAIMAH: Ras Al Khaimah’s largest real estate developer, Al Hamra Group (AHG), has strengthened its hospitality and leisure subsidiaries with the appointment of renowned international culinary professional Jason Dell to the role of Food & Beverage director. A New Zealand national, Dell mastered his craft in Christchurch graduating in culinary studies from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute …

LONDON: Twin brothers who work as British Airways pilots celebrated their 60th birthdays today by walking off their last ever flights, only 30 seconds apart. Captains Jeremy and Nick Hart both fly A320 aircraft on short-haul routes for British Airways. After being born 30 minutes apart they decided a fitting end to their flying careers would be to operate their last …

DUBAI: Transguard Group and Diebold Nixdorf announced a strategic partnership to provide financial institutions and retailers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with best-in-class services and technology. Transguard Group, a leading UAE business support and outsourcing provider, is now a certified Diebold Nixdorf solutions service provider across the UAE. The partnership will enable Transguard to provide authorised maintenance services to …

By Rafiq Vayani RIYADH: Burj Rafal Hotel Kaminski is organizing a Turkish Kebab Festival at the hotel’s signature Ottoman restaurant, Tuğra. With the attendance of several media outlets in addition to the Turkish ambassador and many notable guests, the opening ceremony will commence on Sunday October 8th. Festivities will start every day from 7PM until 11PM and will continue for …

KARACHI: Chairman Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Standing Committee on Technical and Vocational Education Aman Pir chaired meeting at FPCCI recently. Attended by honorable Chief Guest, Special Assistant to Chief Minister and Chairman Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA), Shahid Abdul Salam Thahim Secretary Industries and Commerce, Govt of Sindh, Abdul Rahim Soomro, Vice President …

DOHA: Qatar Airways has further strengthened its commitment to Italy with the acquisition of 49 per cent of AQA Holding, the new parent company of Meridiana fly (Meridiana), while the previous sole shareholder Alisarda has kept 51 per cent. Qatar Airways currently flies from Doha to Rome, Venice, Pisa and Milan a total of 42 times per week and this …

DUBAI: OSN – the region’s leading entertainment network – has further strengthened its relationship with Disney with a new 2nd pay window deal for movies. OSN customers can now look forward to hugely popular theatrical releases and TV movies, giving subscribers access to an outstanding array of Disney blockbusters on OSN Play, On demand and WAVO in addition to OSN’s …

ABU DHABI: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology’s Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) – a non-profit entity supported by Etihad Airways, Boeing, Takreer, Safran and General Electric – announced that its flagship project, the Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS), has reached a critical milestone in its development of sustainable aviation biofuels through the first harvest of the biofuel feedstock. …

MONTREAL: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (hereinafter referred to as “SAIT”) established AI Lab on August 17 (local time) at University of Montreal, Canada. The AI Lab will be used to strengthen collaborative research with world-leading scholars in the AI ​​field. SAIT has been collaborating with Professor Yoshua Bengio of University of Montreal, the world’s top authority on deep learning, machine …