AMSTELVEEN: Today, KLM’s first passenger carrier departed, carrying cargo not only in its belly, but on the passenger seats and in the baggage bins of the aircraft cabin. KLM operated a B777-300 flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam, for the first time introducing the new cargo carrying concept. The load consisted mainly of urgent medical supplies, including hundreds of thousands of …

News Desk DUBAI: Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO), today, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to enhance its remote learning initiative. The MoU signed between HE. Abdullah AlHumaidan, General Secretary at ZHO and Sayed Hashish, General Manager, Microsoft UAE, is a joint effort to ensure continuity in education, skills development and social empowerment of …

News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Food Security Council, in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy and Industry, has revealed that 568 factories in the UAE produce 5.96 million tons of food and beverage products annually, with 2.3 million tons comprising essential food items. Releasing the statement to highlight the efficiency of the UAE’s food production landscape, the council announced that the …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: While the world yearns to travel once again, meet and hug loved ones, seek new adventures and close those business deals, Emirates is busy protecting and readying the world’s largest all wide-body fleet to take to the skies. This could have proved daunting, but Emirates Engineering, a division of the airline and one of the world’s most …

RIGA: Latvian airline airBaltic extends the offer for one date change free of charge to all new reservations made from March 10 until May 31. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We hope to resume flights as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. Our offer to passenger provides them with much-needed flexibility and enables them to plan their next trip with ease.” The temporary offer …

KARACHI: Two of Pakistan’s leading companies, Engro Corporation Limited and Hilal Foods have been recognized by SAP for driving Pakistan’s digital transformation market to USD 2.4 billion in 2020. As Pakistan embraces the Experience Economy, organizations are digitally transforming with real-time platforms to enhance customer and employee experiences. Recognizing the country’s top digital transformation initiatives are the SAP MENA Quality …

News Desk DUBAI: ENOC Group extended its support to Emirates Red Crescent safety awareness campaign to raise awareness among the community on safety and precautionary measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19. ENOC Group provided Emirates Red Crescent an allotted space in 20 ENOC and EPPCO service stations, where volunteers distributed safety kits comprising gloves, face masks as well as hand …

KARACHI: Ismail Suttar was unanimously elected as the new President of Employers’ Federation of Pakistan following the resignation of Mr. Majyd Aziz. Meanwhile, Zaki Ahmed Khan, will remain Vice President while Majyd Aziz would continue to be Member of EFP Board of Directors. Ismail Suttar is also the chairman of EFP Economic Council and CEO of Hub Pak Salt Refinery.  He …

News Desk (NYSE: V) today announced that it welcomes the UAE Central Bank’s move to increase the Card Verification Method (CVM) limit for contactless transactions in UAE to AED 500 (from AED 300). The 67% increase in the PIN-free transaction limit will allow consumers to simply tap-to-pay using their card, mobile phone or a wearable device for larger purchases. Visa is working …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways continues to increase the number of special flights it is operating from Abu Dhabi to several key destinations around the world, as it prepares for an eventual return to scheduled flights, subject to the lifting of current travel restrictions.  Throughout May, the airline will increase frequencies on recently announced special flights from Abu Dhabi to …