PARIS: Yesterday, 15 airlines from the Middle East & North Africa have entered into a 10-year framework agreement with Amadeus for distribution services, negotiated and led by the Arab Air Carriers Association (AACO). The airlines participating in the framework agreement to date carried 110 million passengers in 2016, meaning that these airlines will serve over 1 billion passengers during the …

SHARJAH: Under the patronage of Her Highness (H.H.) Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), the pioneering edition of the biennial Women Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS), opened today (December 4, 2017) at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Organized by NAMA under the theme of ‘Women …

DUBAI: Students from across the UAE have participated in the Airbus Little Engineer A380 workshop during the Arab Aviation Summit in Dubai. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group – who inaugurated this year’s summit – the …

KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), one of the leading banks in Pakistan has signed a BancaTakaful distribution agreement with Jubilee Life Insurance Company Ltd. Window Takaful Operations (JLI-WTO) for sales of their Shariah compliant Takaful products through its distribution channels. Commenting on this occasion Mr. Yousaf Hussain, President, and CEO, Faysal Bank stated, “This business alliance between two leading brands FBL & …

DUBAI: The 6th Dubai Hamburg Business Forum recently concluded in the German port city of Hamburg with a call to expand cooperation between Dubai-based businesses and their Hamburg counterparts in the areas of digitalisation, smart mobility and fintech, as both cities embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation …

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is a proud winner of the ‘EFP Award on Best HRM Practices 2017’in recognition of its Best Human Resource Management practices. Syed Mazhar Hussain, Chief Human Resource Officer, PTCL, received the award on behalf of PTCLfrom Ms. Margret Adamson, Australian High Commissioner, who was the chief guest at the event organized by the Employers’ …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has today in partnership with VFS Global, the world’s largest visa service provider, launched a Bahrain Tourist Visa Service available via visa.gulfair.com exclusively for the airline’s passengers flying across its global network to Bahrain. ravellers with return Gulf Air tickets can now conveniently apply for a visa to the Kingdom of …

LOS BAÑOS/SINGAPORE: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and BASF signed three agreements, paving the way for wider dissemination and adoption of direct-seeded rice (DSR) tools and technologies. Through this partnership, the two organizations will establish a multi-stakeholder DSR Consortium and further research on the use of non-genetically modified, herbicide-tolerant rice. BASF will also become a founding member of a …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has launched a brand new Mobile Application, which encompasses an array of features that enhance customers’ travel experience with simplified and end-to-end options for flight booking and management by using their Android mobile devices. …

ABU DHABI: Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today with the Danish technology and Internet Service Provider company BLUETOWN at AfricaCom 2017. The partnership agreement aims to connect the unconnected by providing high performance Ka-band satellite Internet services combined with BLUETOWN’s unique last mile solutions in unserved or underserved locations. Both companies will join forces …