Bloomberg Korean Air Lines Co. will be the first Bombardier Inc. customer to fly C Series jets outfitted with Pratt & Whitney engines revamped to address a durability issue, according to the Canadian manufacturer. South Korea’s biggest carrier is set to become the third operator of the C Series when it takes delivery of its first CS300 jets in the …

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE’s free trade zones are using advanced information management tools to drive the doubling of the global free trade zone GDP, experts announced. Globally, the contribution of free trade zones to the Islamic Economy is set to double to USD 117 billion by 2021, according to a recent report by researchers Salaam Gateway. The UAE …

ABU DHABI / WAM The total monetary aggregate issued in the UAE amounted to AED78.3 billion during the first third of 2017, an increase of AED790 million over the end of 2016, according to UAE Central Bank statistics. According to CB figures, the total banknotes issued by the bank by the end of April are valued at AED77.2 billion, a …