Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc prodded Boeing Co for details on a proposed new jetliner for middle-distance routes, even as the planemaker races to get its workhorse 737 Max back into the skies. The world’s second-biggest airline is contemplating how to replace 130 of its older Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft, which are used on a variety of domestic and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Petroleum has announced the signing of an agreement with Premier Oil to farmout a 20 percent participating interest in each of the Andaman I and South Andaman Gross Split Production Sharing Contracts, PSCs. Mubadala Petroleum is the operator of both the Andaman I and adjacent South Andaman PSCs. Dr Bakheet Al Katheeri, Mubadala Petroleum’s Chief ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE is one of the world’s fastest adopters of computer-delivered IELTS testing, according to British Council. IELTS — the high-stakes English language test — introduced its computer-delivered version earlier this year. The UAE ranks second place globally for adoption of new format, behind China in first place and in front of India, placing third. The UAE ...