DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) hosted a regional expert meeting on healthy diet policies in Dubai. The event, which was hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, aimed to discuss recent developments in the field of healthy diet policies at the regional level, with a special emphasis on the ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have signed an interline agreement to boost connectivity for passengers of both air carriers to new points on each other’s networks via Manila and Dubai, using a single ticket and one baggage policy. Now in effect, the reciprocal interline partnership provides Emirates’ passengers access to 19 Philippine domestic destinations operated by Philippine ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa) Research and Development Centre has obtained its eighth patent for a cutting-edge device that leverages advanced sensors to locate and survey geographical areas. The device employs real-time kinematic (RTK) processing techniques to process data collected on-site and works with a smart device developed by the R&D Centre, which uses a smart ...

BLOOMBERG Delta Air Lines Inc pilots approved a new contract that will provide at least 34% in cumulative pay hikes over four years, making them the first aviators at a major US carrier to finalise a post-pandemic deal. The agreement was endorsed by 78% of those casting ballots, the Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement. A separate agreement ...

BLOOMBERG India is looking to partner with global aircraft manufacturers, including Embraer SA and Russia’s Sukhoi, to make small planes locally as it seeks to improve connectivity in tiny towns and far-flung areas, according to people familiar with the matter. The government will keep 51% equity with an Indian company, while asking the foreign partner to do technology transfer, the ...

BLOOMBERG Qantas Airways Ltd plans to hire 8,500 more workers in the next decade, about the same number it cut during the pandemic, underscoring aviation’s growth trajectory less than a year after the crisis. The additional roles include pilots, cabin crew and airport staff. With potentially more than 300 new aircraft arriving in the next 10 years, Qantas also plans ...

BLOOMBERG The new chief financial officer of American Airlines Group Inc has a message for skeptical voices in the credit community as the company seeks to secure a ratings upgrade: The $15 billion debt-cutting plan is on track. After spending around $24 billion to upgrade its fleet in the run-up to the pandemic, following a bankruptcy and the merger with ...

BLOOMBERG Beneath the road on a snow-dusted mountain in the Hellisheiði region of southwest Iceland, a river of boiling water flows through porous, volcanic rock. Above, thick steel pipes connect to geodesic domes, each of which houses a geothermal well. Steinþór Níelsson, a senior geologist with ISOR (Iceland Geosurvey), parks his car near one of the rounded huts. He and ...

BLOOMBERG Several of India’s proposed liquefied natural gas import projects are grappling with delays, posing a fresh challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans to boost use of the fuel. Two floating import terminals missed commissioning targets last year after LNG prices skyrocketed, reducing demand and disrupting import plans, Ayush Agarwal, analyst with S&P Global, said during a media roundtable. ...

BLOOMBERG Last year, although it built few new coal power plants, China permitted more than it had since 2015: 106 gigawatts’ worth. That’s more than six times the amount of coal power permitted in 2022 across the rest of the world. Those are big numbers. But the findings from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finland-based ...