Etihad Engineering, the largest commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East, has won ‘MRO Service Provider of the Year – Commercial Airlines’ award at the Aviation Achievement Awards 2021. The award was presented to Etihad Engineering for demonstrating exceptional leadership, innovation and resilience during 2020, and achieving strong results despite the challenges posed by …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates and TAP Air Portugal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the codeshare partnership currently in place between both airlines. The new agreement will see customers of both airlines benefit from seamless connectivity on many new routes across the Americas, North Africa and East Asia. Emirates and TAP Air Portugal will also explore ways …

DUBAI: Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), part of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has announced a strategic partnership with leading international hospitality company, Jumeirah Group, to facilitate graduates in pursuing successful careers in the tourism and hospitality sectors, and forms an integral part of the industry nationalisation initiative, Medyaf.  This initiative is a collaborative response to Dubai …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has operated a cargo-only flight, delivering 300,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from the People’s Republic of China in support of the National Vaccination Campaign. Since the onset of the pandemic, Gulf Air has supported vaccine shipments to Bahrain, alongside supporting wider viral mitigation efforts, and delivering vital food and medical supplies. …

LAHORE: Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Nong Rong, visited the Orange Line Metro Train depot at Dera Gujjran in Lahore on Friday, March 12, 2021. This was the first official visit of H.E. Nong Rong to the very first operational CPEC project in Pakistan. Top management officials from Norinco International welcomed the Chinese ambassador and escorted him to various departments …

PESHAWAR: TransPeshawar launched the Zu-bicycle-sharing service in a ceremony held at the Peshawar University. In a company statement, TransPeshawar acquired 360 state-of-the-art bicycles docked at 32 stations around Peshawar University and Hayatabad area. The bicycle kiosks installed at each bicycle station will have a facility for customers to view their cards’ status and access their credentials. The ceremony was attended …

By Rafiq Vayani KUALA LUMPUR: In an effort to promote Malaysia as the preferred destination and to boost domestic tourism, Tourism Malaysia has partnered with GoPro to bring forth a new social media challenge targeted towards all residing in Malaysia who captured their amazing travelling moments. Titled ‘Dream Malaysia Challenge’, this challenge entails participants creating and posting a video highlighting …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, was recently certified with level 4 of the New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The NDC Certification Programme, the only official industry certification programme in support of the NDC standard, is provided by IATA to airlines upon completing a set of requirements and …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia through its agency Tourism Malaysia is participating in the world’s largest tourism trade fair, Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin, also known as ITB Berlin. This year, ITB Berlin takes participants on a completely virtual journey throughout the three-day event called ITB Berlin NOW 2021 that is taking place 9 until 12 March 2021. Participating …

The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism in the Sultanate of Oman has put in place several digital workshops and seminars that highlight the essence and diversity of tourist destinations in Oman, main touristic experiences and the Omani heritage and environment. The digital workshops also showcase and highlight competitive advantages that drive tourism in the country, making it one of the …