Bloomberg For a half-century, Boeing Co. mechanics in a sprawling factory north of Seattle have riveted together aluminum panels into the familiar hump-backed form of the 747 jumbo jet. Test pilots then put each new plane through its paces on an adjacent air strip before sending it off to roam the globe. This airplane, more than any other, made long-range …

Dubai / Emirates Business Azizi Developments, one of the fastest growing developers in the UAE, has announced that it will invest AED9.1billion ($2.5 billion) across its operations in the UAE in 2018, significantly higher than its investments in 2017. The budget was approved by Mirwais Azizi, Azizi Group Chairman during Azizi Developments’ year-end gala dinner, in the presence of His …

RIYADH / AGENCIES Saudi Arabia released a 2018 state budget on Tuesday that is the largest in the kingdom’s history, as it slowed an austerity drive to support flagging economic growth. The kingdom will boost spending in an attempt to boost economic growth as the government enters a critical 12 mo- nths for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to …