Company Insights Emirates Airline Aviation Emirates Airline News Opinion People & Lifestyle Kinokuniya – where better to prepare for Dubai’s literary fest? The Japanese bookstore is proof of the abiding attraction of paper and ink January 26, 2024 Opinion Aviation A cabin crew shortage could mean higher ticket prices Rapid expansion with high levels of staff attrition mean airlines are locked in a hiring battle January 26, 2024 Opinion Aviation Gulf aviation’s ambitious wishes for the year ahead There should be an award for the airline that gets the newest aircraft closest to planned delivery dates January 12, 2024 Food & Drink Vegan meals take off on Emirates Dubai’s Emirates reported a 40 percent increase in demand for vegan meals across its network of 140 routes in 2023, and has plans to add more plant-based catering options in 2024. The airline served 450,000 plant-based meals on board last year, up from 280,000 in 2022. The biggest rise in demand was on routes to […] January 5, 2024 Opinion Aviation Middle East aviation prepares for take-off in 2024 2023 has just been a starter. The really impressive stuff is yet to come December 26, 2023 Analysis Trade UAE-US trade relations defy region’s pivot to the east The trade relationship between the UAE and the US remains strong even while GCC countries increasingly look east for opportunities. In October 2023, the US trade balance with the UAE stood at $1.63 billion, while US exports grew 28 percent year on year to reach $2.3 billion the same month. Martina Strong, the US ambassador […] December 19, 2023 Analysis Markets Real estate trusts struggle despite strong Dubai market Dubai’s resurgent property market has delivered riches to property owners and shareholders of leading developers like Emaar Properties, but investors in two listed Dubai real estate investment trusts – Emirates REIT and ENBD REIT – are nursing sustained losses. Both trusts are listed on Nasdaq Dubai. The emirate’s international bourse launched in 2005 with the […] December 6, 2023 Opinion Aviation Air India’s protectionism could alienate the Gulf India's national carrier has lashed out at the region – but it may come to regret it December 5, 2023 Finance Dubai’s investment arm almost doubles profits Transport and finance have helped the Dubai government’s investment body almost double profits for the first half of the year. Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) reported an 86 percent rise in first-half net profit on Thursday as earnings from its financial services and transportation divisions surged. ICD, which is the Dubai government’s main investment unit, […] November 23, 2023 Analysis Aviation Mena’s use of green jet fuel ‘needs incentives’ to take off On Wednesday morning, an Emirates A380 took off from Dubai International Airport and headed down the coastline. It’s a familiar route, but this was something new: one of the Airbus’s four engines was 100 percent powered by sustainable aviation fuel. The 45-minute test flight came in a week of advances for sustainable fuels, known as […] November 23, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 12 13 14 … 27 Next
Opinion People & Lifestyle Kinokuniya – where better to prepare for Dubai’s literary fest? The Japanese bookstore is proof of the abiding attraction of paper and ink January 26, 2024
Opinion Aviation A cabin crew shortage could mean higher ticket prices Rapid expansion with high levels of staff attrition mean airlines are locked in a hiring battle January 26, 2024
Opinion Aviation Gulf aviation’s ambitious wishes for the year ahead There should be an award for the airline that gets the newest aircraft closest to planned delivery dates January 12, 2024
Food & Drink Vegan meals take off on Emirates Dubai’s Emirates reported a 40 percent increase in demand for vegan meals across its network of 140 routes in 2023, and has plans to add more plant-based catering options in 2024. The airline served 450,000 plant-based meals on board last year, up from 280,000 in 2022. The biggest rise in demand was on routes to […] January 5, 2024
Opinion Aviation Middle East aviation prepares for take-off in 2024 2023 has just been a starter. The really impressive stuff is yet to come December 26, 2023
Analysis Trade UAE-US trade relations defy region’s pivot to the east The trade relationship between the UAE and the US remains strong even while GCC countries increasingly look east for opportunities. In October 2023, the US trade balance with the UAE stood at $1.63 billion, while US exports grew 28 percent year on year to reach $2.3 billion the same month. Martina Strong, the US ambassador […] December 19, 2023
Analysis Markets Real estate trusts struggle despite strong Dubai market Dubai’s resurgent property market has delivered riches to property owners and shareholders of leading developers like Emaar Properties, but investors in two listed Dubai real estate investment trusts – Emirates REIT and ENBD REIT – are nursing sustained losses. Both trusts are listed on Nasdaq Dubai. The emirate’s international bourse launched in 2005 with the […] December 6, 2023
Opinion Aviation Air India’s protectionism could alienate the Gulf India's national carrier has lashed out at the region – but it may come to regret it December 5, 2023
Finance Dubai’s investment arm almost doubles profits Transport and finance have helped the Dubai government’s investment body almost double profits for the first half of the year. Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) reported an 86 percent rise in first-half net profit on Thursday as earnings from its financial services and transportation divisions surged. ICD, which is the Dubai government’s main investment unit, […] November 23, 2023
Analysis Aviation Mena’s use of green jet fuel ‘needs incentives’ to take off On Wednesday morning, an Emirates A380 took off from Dubai International Airport and headed down the coastline. It’s a familiar route, but this was something new: one of the Airbus’s four engines was 100 percent powered by sustainable aviation fuel. The 45-minute test flight came in a week of advances for sustainable fuels, known as […] November 23, 2023
