Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Al Bateen Executive Airport, the only exclusive business aviation airport in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced 9% year-on-year growth in passenger traffic figures in 2015, surpassing its previous performance in 2014. Arriving passenger traffic stayed above 7,600 passengers in each of the final four months of 2015, with November clocking …

Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Autodesk, Inc. and Siemens announced an interoperability agreement aimed at helping manufacturers decrease the costs associated with incompatibility among product development software applications and avoid potential data integrity problems. Through this agreement, Autodesk and Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software businesses will take steps to significantly improve the interoperability between their companies’ respective software offerings. This …

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Dubai resident Sabah Mukri made UAE motorsport history by becoming the first female rider to compete in the UAE Sportbike Championship at Dubai Autodrome. The 32-year-old won a million hearts and minds in the racing community not just for her significant achievement but also the infectious enthusiasm she spread throughout the event. Talking Emirates Business …