Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, will offer increased capacity to the European market via two new gateways with the introduction of two new routes from its Abu Dhabi hub to Copenhagen in Denmark and Düsseldorf in Germany. The carrier will also introduce additional services to Frankfurt. The carrier currently operates ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Bridge Medical Group Purchasing (BMGP), an innovative and novel Group Purchasing Organisation (GPO) specialised in the healthcare sector, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with New Al Farwaniya, a leading medical supplier and distributor in the UAE. In line with the agreement, New Al Farwaniya will serve as one of BMGP’s major specialty medical ...

Bloomberg Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. finally ended the development of its SpaceJet aircraft — a domestic short-haul jet that was to supply local carriers including ANA Holdings Inc. — after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the project. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy lacked the understanding and technological know-how for SpaceJet to materialise, Chief Executive Officer Seiji Izumisawa said at a ...

  Bloomberg Recent plane near-collisions on runways have raised red flags among lawmakers crafting a major US aviation policy bill. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating two near-misses in recent weeks on runways at airports in New York and Texas. Lawmakers weighed how to respond at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s first hearing of the year to ...

Bloomberg Under Armour Inc shares slipped after executives said discounting will continue for a prolonged period as the athletic brand works through excess merchandise. Inventory buildup has weighed down the sports-apparel industry due to unpredictable demand and long freight times. That’s led to heavy promotional activity to get goods off store shelves. Under Armour’s inventory rose 50% to $1.22 billion ...

Bloomberg A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for global trade, said “muted” economic growth is set to push the world’s container shipping volumes down by as much as 2.5% this year. The shipping market has normalized after two years of exceptionally high freight rates, when supply snarls and and a shortage of vessels allowed Maersk and its peers to charge higher ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. will present a third version of Elon Musk’s “master plan” next month, almost a full year after the chief executive officer said he was working on a next edition. The electric-car maker will outline “the path to a fully sustainable energy future for Earth” during its March 1 investor day, Musk tweeted. Tesla has already said its ...

  Bloomberg The UK was the only European country in the Group of Seven nations where real incomes adjusted for inflation fell in the third quarter of last year, according to the OECD. Rampant inflation was to blame for continuing slide in household spending power, the Paris-based organization said, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government and the Bank ...

  Bloomberg Average occupancy levels at many Dublin offices have fallen to 10% or lower on Mondays and Fridays as the majority of employees opt to work from home, according to a survey. Wednesday is the most popular day among workers to be in the office with employers reporting average occupancy rates of 61% to 70%, a survey of 500 ...

  Bloomberg Electric vehicle startups Polestar Automative Holding and Rivian Automotive Inc. are known for doggedly tracking their individual corporate emissions, detailing the environmental toll of everything from the lights in their factories to the rubber in their cars’ tires. On Wednesday, the EV rivals paired up with consulting giant Kearney to raise a flag on the industry more broadly: ...