DUBAI / Reuters Most Gulf stock markets fell on Tuesday as blue chip Emaar Properties pulled down Dubai and stocks going ex-dividend hit Qatar, although Saudi Arabia closed marginally higher. Dubai’s index slipped 1.5 percent as Emaar lost 3.8 percent after it proposed a cash dividend of 15 percent for 2016, unchanged from the previous year despite a 28 …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. is nearing a decision to build a longer 737 Max targeted for trips from Boston to Los Angeles — and fill a gap in its product portfolio that Airbus Group SE is exploiting as it racks up order after order for its A321neo. For one key customer, Air Lease Corp., Boeing’s newest single-aisle plane can’t come …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways successfully implemented a new booking standard driven by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that enhances the level of information flow between travel agents and airline reservation systems. The New Distribution Capability (NDC) booking standard has been made possible following successful testing by Etihad Airways with Sabre Airline Solutions in partnership with …