ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS After beacons and self-automated kiosks, robotics is the next innovative kid on the block that is all set to bombard the world of smart airports in the coming months. Aviation experts maintain that an investment of upto $5 billion is expected to be made in the sector of aviation robotics in next three years. ...

  DUBAI / WAM A complete overhaul of Dubai’s building classification is currently underway, led by Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) Technical Affairs Department. The DLD’s state-of-the-art Building Classification System (BCS) has so far enabled the surveying of 20,000 plots of land, and more than 120,000 units including apartments, offices, retail, schools, and public amenities. This was done via a bespoke ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Amanat Holdings PJSC (“Amanat”), the region’s largest integrated healthcare and education company, on Sunday announced a net profit of AED 9.5 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared to AED 1.5 million reported for Q1 2015. Amanat’s total revenue for the three months was AED 16.6 million, more than double that for the corresponding ...