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  Dubai / Emirates Business Australian investment and development company SANAD Capital on Monday unveiled its partnership with leading designer and manufacturer of waterpark attractions WhiteWater for its planned AUD400 million adventure and ‘active-lifestyle’ development. WhiteWater has been responsible for some of the world’s biggest projects to-date, especially in Asia, such as China’s largest water park Yinji Xinmi, the Atlantis ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Jassim Alseddiqi, Managing Director and CEO of Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG), has won ‘CEO of the Year’ at the prestigious Global Investor/ISF MENA Awards held in Dubai, UAE. The Awards recognise exceptional contributions and achievements within the financial services sector across the Middle East and North Africa. In 2016, ADFG enhanced its prodigious ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways introduced an updated collection of new destination-inspired Business Class amenity kit designs based on iconic cities on its extensive global network. The new range builds on the airline’s award-winning partnership with LUXE City Guides, the straight-talking, highly curated go-to guide for savvy travellers, and London-based skincare and grooming brand Scaramouche + Fandango. ...

  WASHINGTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the United States of America and on Sunday reaffirmed their shared commitment to a strong bilateral relationship during the US-UAE Strategic Energy Dialogue held at the US Department of Energy in Washington. US Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and UAE Under-Secretary of Energy, Dr Matar Al Neyadi, co-chaired the ...

  RIYADH / WAM Etihad Airways’ latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner route was launched on Sunday with the state-of-the art aircraft touching down in Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The occasion was marked with an official welcome ceremony attended by the airline’s senior management led by Hareb Almuhairy, Etihad Airways Senior Vice President Corporate and International Affairs, together ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, celebrated the successful completion of the First Article Inspection (FAI) of Aileron and Flap Track Fairing (FTF) shipsets for the Airbus A330neo. In 2015, Strata was awarded the sole supplier contract to provide ailerons to Airbus for the A330 and A330neo. ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, (DAE) on Sunday announced that it has delivered its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft to Vietnam Airlines under a sale and leaseback agreement covering three Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The remaining two aircraft are scheduled for delivery in the next three months. Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive of DAE, said, “We are delighted to extend our ...

  DUBAI / WAM Etisalat and On Time Group signed on Sunday the memo of understanding (MoU) aimed at assisting new small and medium enterprises to kick-start their operations in the UAE. Etisalat’s Hello Business, launched in 2015, is an on-boarding programme to help new businesses set up their operations and grow in the UAE. The Etisalat and On Time ...

  Dubai / WAM Providing the public with the safest and most secure air travel is the goal of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) strategic plan for 2017-2021. The new plan focuses on various areas, including the improvement of local and global civil aviation safety, through participating in initiatives that gather all stakeholders, in addition to enhancing capabilities and supporting ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, issued two resolutions on the General Secretariat of the Executive Council and establishing the Office of the Executive Committee. The first resolution ...