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Etihad awards cloud computing contract to IBM

Etihad Airways has signed a US$700 million deal with IBM to provide cloud computing services that the airline says will make air travel easier for passengers. The 10-year technology services agreement will mean IBM provides new information technology services to Etihad and its partner airlines via a new cloud data centre in Abu Dhabi. Etihad said the centre – which IBM will develop and...

Emirates bolsters its commercial leadership team

Emirates has announced a number of management changes in its Commercial Operations department that will see two UAE Nationals assuming new roles to support the airline’s growth in the Middle East and Far East. The Commercial team promotions are also a further testament to the airline’s dedicated focus to the strategic direction and broader development of its business within t...

Dubai Has No Plans to Follow Bahrain with Airport Tax, Says CEO

Dubai has no plans to follow Bahrain's example and introduce an airport tax, part of its island neighbour's plans to boost revenues in the wake of the falling oil price. Muharraq Municipal Council in Bahrain earlier this month said it was considering proposals to introduce a new airport tax charge of US$26 (Bhd10) at Bahrain International Airport, as part of a wider plan to increas...

Emirates elected Airline of the Year 2015 by Worldwide Travel Agencies

Emirates Airline has been announced as “Airline of the Year” at the APG - Network for Airline Distribution Services awards. For the third consecutive year, APG - the Network for Airline Distribution Services - has run the A.W.A.R.D. (the APG Worldwide Airline Reward for Distribution), an electronic vote throughout the global travel agent worldwide community. Over a four-mon...

Etihad brings forward its first A380 flight to New York

Etihad has brought forward the first scheduled flight of its Airbus A380 service to New York. The Abu Dhabi carrier was originally due to start the service to John F Kennedy Airport on December 1, but said that it has changed the first flight to November 23. “The updated arrival date and additional capacity for the A380 service comes in response to strong demand from Etihad Airways gue...

Five talking points from the week in UAE business

Emirates makes its point The world had its first look at the new Emirates advert featuring Friends star Jennifer Aniston this week. The majority of feedback we’ve received has been positive, as the Dubai carrier’s ad notched up nearly a million YouTube views in its first day and is now approaching 1.5 million - reaching people being its primary objection. And, as well as inf...

Etihad Airways host Dutch travel industry representatives to Abu Dhabi

Etihad Airways is playing host to 250 leading travel industry representatives from The Netherlands. The delegation has arrived in Abu Dhabi for the ANVR (Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Reisondernemingen) Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators Conference 2015. The event is sponsored by Etihad Airways, which has provided return transportation from Amsterdam to Abu Dha...

Flydubai has launched two new Russian services

Flydubai has launched two new flights to Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk, Russia, making it the first Dubai-based airline to serve these destinations. The two routes were launched this week, with flights to Novosibirsk operating three times a week, and Nizhny Novgorod twice a week. Flydubai first launched flights to Russia in 2010 and the airline aims to grow its network in the are...

Etihad Airways Engineering has expanded painting facilities

Etihad Airways Engineering has converted Hangar 5 at Abu Dhabi International Airport into a paint hangar, expanding its painting capabilities. The Middle East’s leading aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul provider, Etihad Airways Engineering has converted the hangar with chillers, improved thermal insulation, and a drainage system to suit painting requirements. “W...

Jennifer Aniston’s Emirates Advertising Debut Is a Passenger Experience Nightmare

Jennifer Aniston has made her debut as the face of Emirates Airlines’ latest campaign with a quirky and humorous video that highlights the nightmare of air travel in anything but luxury. In the video, Aniston dreams that she’s on a plane with no shower or bar, and is mocked by flight attendants for asking. Fortunately, she wakes up in First Class on an Emirates A380, so all is well...

Dubai World Central target to become world’s largest airport on track

The expansion of Dubai World Central (DWC) airport is on track said, government officials in Dubai yesterday. Bids for a second phase that will allow the airport to accommodate an annual 26 million passengers are expected this month. Contracts are set to be awarded in November, said Suzanne Al Anani, chief executive of Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects. Currently DWC airport, Dubai...

Flydubai flight to Beirut returns to Dubai with engine issue

A flydubai flight to Beirut was forced to return to its home airport on Tuesday morning after the aircraft developed a technical glitch. A spokesman for the budget airline said ground staff “decided that flight FZ157 should return to Dubai due to the performance of one of the engines”. The flight left Dubai International Airport at 8am and was scheduled to land in Beirut at 11.10...