ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and Mother of the Nation, has visited the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood to review the achievements of its programmes and initiatives over the past 20 years. …

GENEVA / WAM The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2024 global passenger demand indicating a strong start for the year. Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), increased by 16.6 percent. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), increased by 14.1 percent. The load factor was 79.9 percent, which is an increase of 1.7 …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Middle East’s commercial aircraft services market will more than double in value by 2042, according to Airbus’ latest Global Services Forecast (GSF). Growing to $28 billion from $12 billion, and registering a 4.4 percent average annual growth, the regional expansion will surpass the global average growth of 3.6 percent. Today, five of the world’s largest …