Dubai / Reuters Emirates signed a contract on Sunday to buy as many as 36 Airbus A380 aircraft worth as much as $16 billion at list prices, firming up an order that is crucial to the future of the world’s biggest passenger jet. The order, for 20 of the double-decker planes with an option for 16 more, was originally announced ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia (PJSC) on Sunday announced full-year financial results for 2017 as the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier once again delivered high levels of profitability and growth across the breadth of its operations. Air Arabia’s net profit for the full year ended on December 31, 2017 was AED662 million, a 30 ...

DUBAI / WAM Artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute $320 billion to the Middle East economy by 2030 — the equivalent to 11 percent of GDP, the PwC Middle East has revealed in a latest study. Drawing on PwC research to illustrate the scale of economic impacts associated with AI, the report outlines that there are greater, untapped opportunities that could ...