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Dust haze may disrupt more flights in Nigeria

Bloomberg Dusty winds blowing in from the Sahara Desert may disrupt flights to and from the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, until the end of February. Poor visibility forced carriers including British Airways, Emirates Airline, Delta Air Lines and Ethiopian Airlines to reroute flights to Abuja, the capital, and neighbouring Ghana and Togo. The problem was compounded by faulty landing equipment ...

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Ivanka Trump lauds UAE’s role in women’s empowerment

Dubai / WAM Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President of the United States of America on Saturday said that the United Arab Emirates is taking bold leadership in advancing women’s empowerment in the region and expressed the hope that other countries will join the UAE in advancing the active participation of women is various spheres. “The United Arab Emirates is ...

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Washington raises tariffs on European aircraft to 15%

Bloomberg The US said it will increase the tariff rate imposed on aircraft imported from the European Union (EU) to 15% from 10% on March 18. The move is part of a long-running spat in which the US has sought to penalise the EU for offering illegal subsidies to Airbus SE that harmed American aircraft maker Boeing Co. The US Trade ...

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