Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports has been awarded the UAE’s first Aerodrome Flight Information Services (AFIS) certification from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), for Sir Bani Yas Airport. AFIS is provided at airfields where flight information is required, but where the aircraft traffic does not warrant having a full Air Traffic Control service. AFIS can provide information ...

Dubai / WAM Master developer Nakheel has awarded four contracts, collectively valued at more than AED430 million, for Deira Islands’ new 15.3 square km waterfront city currently under construction in Dubai. The contracts, covering islands A and B of the four-island development, are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for an 800-room ...

ABU DHABI / Reuters Dubai builder Arabtec said on Wednesday that it had swung to a net profit in the second quarter, boosted by profits from its investment in interior designer Depa as well as by cost-cutting. Arabtec made a net profit attributable to equity holders in the parent of 39.8 million dirhams in the three months to June 30, ...