Bloomberg British Airways’ flight schedule is slowly recovering as the carrier digs out of a massive computer failure that stranded thousands of passengers worldwide over the weekend and cast doubts on Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz’s aggressive cost-cutting strategy. The UK carrier cancelled 50 flights, or about 6 percent of the total 852 scheduled, to and from its main London …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The number of online shoppers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is growing exponentially, bringing the regional e-commerce market to unprecedented expansion. The Middle East’s e-commerce sector, in particular, has skyrocketed by 1,500 per cent over the last 10 years due mainly to its young demographics with high disposable income and high …

DUBAI / WAM Abu Dhabi Executive Council has approved two infras- tructure development projects in Abu Dhabi worth AED74.2 million. The projects announced by the executive committee are part of Abu Dhabi Plan to ensure water and energy sustainability. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Jassem Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, agreed to award a AED49.2 million contract for …