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Etihad Paris flights to go all-Airbus A380 from Oct

ABU DHABI / WAM Effective from October 1, Etihad Airways will operate the Airbus A380 on its second daily service linking Abu Dhabi and Paris Charles de Gaulle. This will transform the airline’s operation between the UAE and Fance into a year-round all-A380 service, joining London Heathrow as the second European destination enjoying daily multiple visits by Etihad’s award-winning double-decker ...

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Emirates wants robots to handle airport baggage

Bloomberg Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul carrier, can’t understand why robots — like the ones used by Amazon.com Inc.’s warehouses — aren’t handling airport baggage yet. Outlining what automation, artificial intelligence and big data can do for air travel, the carrier’s President Tim Clark laid out a vision in which robots, with no need for human intervention, would ID bags, ...

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Dana Gas $700mn sukuk restructuring approved

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas announced that, following the launch on May 22 of a Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation / Exchange Offer to consider approval for the terms and conditions of an offer for the restructuring and refinancing of its US$700 million Sukuk Al-Mudarabah, the Sukuk certificate holders have overwhelmingly approved the transaction. As of June 1, the ‘early ...

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