DUBAI: Emirates Engineering has successfully completed the reconfiguration of the second Boeing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The conversion of the aircraft from three to two cabin classes was executed fully in-house at the Emirates Engineering hangars in Dubai. The reconfigured aircraft also features new, wider Business class seats in a 2-2-2 format, a new social area in business class, …

KARACHI: Dawlance – Pakistan’s no.1 home appliances brand, bagged the prestigious OHSAS 18001 certification for occupational health and safety, which was presented to the organization by SGS – a multinational company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland which is known for providing inspection, verification, testing and certification services, and has also featured on Forbes Global 2000 thrice; in 2015, 2016 and 2017 …

DUBAI: Emirates will be operating extra flights to Jeddah and Medina to help facilitate travel for pilgrims heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Emirates will be operating 33 additional flights to Jeddah and Medina from 6 to 31 August to support the journey for pilgrims expected to travel to the Holy City of Mecca during …

DUBAI: Emirates has introduced 3D seat models on emirates.com, becoming the first airline to introduce web virtual reality (VR) technology on its digital platform. The 3D seat model is a visualisation engine that displays an immersive 3D 360 degree view of the interior of the Emirates A380 and the Emirates Boeing 777, giving customers a chance to explore their seats, …

DUBAI: evian®, the worldwide leader of natural mineral water has appointed Middle East’s renowned Dubai-based beauty expert Joelle Mardinian as its brand ambassador in the Middle East region. Joelle is a highly influential award-winning beauty consultant, TV host, and founder of Maison De Joelle beauty salons and Clinica Joelle aesthetic clinics across MENA. In the region, she began her TV …

KARACHI: The Pink Club, an exclusive club for women at PTCL, arranged a demonstration session on Self Defense by the Shotokan Karate Schools Pakistan. Instructor Qasim Suleman, along with his female team, taught the audience several pertinent techniques and encouraged all women to gain the strength and confidence necessary for them to walk without fear on their own every day. …

ASTANA: Jamal Saif Al Jarwan, Secretary General UAE International Investors Council on Tuesday while attending Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable, Modernization 3.0 (KGIR M-3) in Astana said, “Close ties between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates and we are proud for our project to be part of the collaboration between our Nations. It has taken 25 years of …

KARACHI: The senior management of Telenor, comprising Telenor Group CEO SigveBrekke, Telenor Microfinance Bank President & CEO Shahid Mustafa, and Telenor Pakistan CEO Irfan Wahab Khan, met with Alibaba CEO Jack Ma and Ant Financial CEO Eric Jing, besides other senior officials from Alibaba Group and Ant Financial in China’s city Hangzhou, last week. The meeting underscored the significance of …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI:  Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, announced today that it will deploy a one-off A380 service to Islamabad on 8 July 2018. The airline’s iconic double-decker will make its inaugural arrival in Islamabad on a special flight EK2524/EK2525. The A380 flight will depart Dubai on 8 July 2018 at 0800hrs and arrive in Islamabad at 1210hrs. …

KARACHI: Haroon Rashid has been appointed as the Chief Executive & Managing Director of Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) with effect from July 01, 2018. Haroon has been a Director on the Board of SPL since 2011. He replaces Jawwad Cheema who is moving on to another senior leadership role within the Royal Dutch Shell Group. Haroon is currently the General …