Aviation

Zürich / Emirates Business­­­­­ dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for the pharmaceutical handling services at the company’s state-of-the-art facility in Zürich. GDP is a program focussed on systems for warehouses and distribution centers that store and distribute products that are medicinal or carry active pharmaceutical ingredients. Setting ...

Bloomberg Some Nigerian airlines are facing the risk of collapse under the weight of huge debts, according to the country’s Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, set up to rescue banks from bad loans. “The industry remains in the throes of airlines burdened with debts, under administration or on the borderline of collapse,” Amcon chief executive Ahmed Kuru said at a ...

Bloomberg Long-haul flights half way across the globe are making a comeback even with oil prices close to their highest in four years. About six months after Qantas Airways Ltd. started a direct service from Perth to London, Singapore Airlines Ltd. is bringing back its 10,400-mile jump to New York on October 11. Advances in technology and the advent of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Thyssenkrupp, in partnership with its local distributor ARG Africa Ltd, is bringing its superior airport mobility expertise to Kotoka International Airport’s brand-new Terminal 3, including seven passenger boarding bridges, three escalators, 16 elevators, and over 40 auxiliary equipment units. The company has previously supplied solutions at airports across Africa, including Algeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Kenya and ...

Bloomberg Advisers to Mexico’s next president are starting to share a few details on this month’s public consultation on whether to proceed with the construction of a $13 billion airport for the nation’s capital. The unorthodox process will be carried out in two ways: a national face-to-face survey and a vote, Jesus Ramirez, spokesman for incoming president Andres Manuel Lopez ...

Bloomberg Pentagon weapons buyer Ellen Lord has approved plans to begin full combat testing of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, a major step toward full production of the fighter jet planned for next year. Lord, the under secretary for acquisition, “certified readiness to enter operational testing after concurring” with the F-35 program manager’s recommendation to start in mid-November, her spokesman, Air ...

Emirates Business SriLankan Airlines has achieved the remarkable feat of being named the world’s most punctual airline in the month of September 2018 in the key categories of ‘Global Airlines’ and ‘Major Airlines’, by the flight data analysis company Flightstats.com. An extraordinary 91.37% of SriLankan Airlines’ flights in September 2018 were on time according to an analysis by Flightstats. Flightstats ...

Bloomberg Travellers probably won’t be rushing to praise the airlines for it, but industry investors should find a lot to love in an innovation that offers just a smidgen more wiggle room for twice the money. As budget coach seats become more cramped, and business class gets more luxurious and pricey, demand has swelled for an in-between option that will ...

Bloomberg Mohammed Nor Md Yusof, chairman of Malaysia Airlines Bhd., is planning to leave the state-owned carrier by the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said. Mohammed Nor, who was named chairman of Malaysian pilgrims fund Lembaga Tabung Haji in July, plans to focus on that role after leaving the airline, said one of the people, who ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. says the age of air taxis is getting closer. A prototype will be in the air next year, Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg said. The planemaker is also working with regulators to develop a traffic-management system for the aircraft in five years. “Think about a future in which you will have three-dimensional highways to relieve traffic congestion,’’ ...