Bloomberg Two days before Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA discloses its results for 2017, Chief Executive Officer Bjorn Kjos has called the year “a mess” for the carrier after it was hit by plane and pilot shortages at the height of summer. Norwegian was forced to ground more than 10 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets due to engine snags, delaying operations …

DUBAI / Agencies Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) will spend AED81billion ($22 billion) on energy projects over the next five years, with renewables accounting for a growing share of electricity output, Chief Executive Officer Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said. DEWA last week awarded a contract for a 815-megawatt gas turbine project in the Dubai suburb of Al Aweer to …

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emaar Development PJSC, the UAE build-to-sell property development business majority-owned by Emaar Properties PJSC recorded a growth in net profit during full-year (January to December) 2017 by 30 percent to AED2.74 billion ($747 million), compared to the net profit of AED2.11 billion ($575 million) in year 2016. Total revenue for FY 2017 was AED 8.86 billion …