DUBAI / WAM The health of the UAE’s non-oil private sector improved at the fastest rate in four months in May. Sharper growth in both output and new orders were the key drivers behind the latest expansion, according to the latest UAE PMI survey. Furthermore, new export business reached a 30-month high alongside reports of stronger demand from neighbouring GCC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Effective from October 1, Etihad Airways will operate the Airbus A380 on its second daily service linking Abu Dhabi and Paris Charles de Gaulle. This will transform the airline’s operation between the UAE and Fance into a year-round all-A380 service, joining London Heathrow as the second European destination enjoying daily multiple visits by Etihad’s award-winning double-decker ...

Bloomberg Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul carrier, can’t understand why robots — like the ones used by Amazon.com Inc.’s warehouses — aren’t handling airport baggage yet. Outlining what automation, artificial intelligence and big data can do for air travel, the carrier’s President Tim Clark laid out a vision in which robots, with no need for human intervention, would ID bags, ...