ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, on Thursday received Ibrahim bin Hassan Al Hawaj, Bahrain’s Minister of Works, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) in Dubai. They discussed ways to boost UAE-Bahrain synergies in the infrastructure and transport sectors. Al Mazrouei said, “The UAE and Bahrain enjoy ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates will upgrade two of its services to Bahrain on March 06 to the A380 to serve high demand from those visiting and attending the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix 2023. Flights EK 835/836 and EK 837/838, all previously operated by the Boeing 777-300ER, have been upgraded to the flagship and customer favourite, the Emirates A380, and ...

BLOOMBERG Britain’s advertising regulator has banned Lufthansa from using an ad that appears to suggest the German airline is protecting the planet and urged it not to mislead consumers about the impact of air travel on the climate. The ad in question, part of a campaign run by Deutsche Lufthansa AG last summer, features the front of a plane in ...

BLOOMBERG London’s Southend Airport is seeking a new owner after struggling to establish itself as a hub serving the UK capital. Current owner Esken Ltd said it has started a breakup of its main businesses following a strategic review, including a sale of its aviation business. It has also begun a sales process for the biofuels unit, its other main ...

BLOOMBERG Spring Airlines Co, China’s largest budget carrier, says international air travel remains weak and is stunting its recovery from Covid, even as peers globally struggle to keep up with demand. “We’re waiting for stronger demand to come,” Spring Airlines’ Vice-President Zhang Wu’an said at the Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore. For Spring, which operates an all-Airbus SE 117-strong fleet ...

BLOOMBERG Coupang Inc, the South Korean e-commerce giant backed by SoftBank Group Corp, reported lower sales than analysts estimated, marring another profitable quarter for the company. Revenue gained 4.9% to $5.33 billion in the October-December period, the US-listed company said in a statement. That compared with an average estimate of $5.45 billion. Coupang’s active customers grew just 1% to 18.1 ...

BLOOMBERG The Treasury Department will lead a new senior-level working group that will soon start regular talks on the possible launch of a digital dollar. The group will include “leaders” from the Treasury, Federal Reserve, National Security Council and other agencies, Nellie Liang, Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance, said. In the coming months the group “will begin to meet regularly ...

BLOOMBERG Metro Bank Plc plans to open 11 new branches in the north of England from next year in a bid to grow its customer base, while keeping the costs “significantly” lower than its previous outlets. The new branches, which Metro calls “stores,” will have less surplus floor space and more cost-effective fixtures and fittings but still retain the “distinctive ...

BLOOMBERG Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) reported a surge in its trading businesses that helped fiscal first-quarter earnings top analysts’ estimates. Revenue from RBC Capital Markets — the largest capital-markets division among Canada’s banks — rose 4.3% to C$3.12 billion ($2.3 billion) in the three months through January, Royal Bank said. That beat analysts’ C$2.35 billion average estimate. National Bank ...

BLOOMBERG Deutsche Bank AG’s rates traders received some of the biggest increases in bonuses as Germany’s largest bank unveiled compensation details. The business, which saw revenue jump five-fold last quarter amid rapid increases in central bank interest rates, saw the largest gain in variable compensation within the securities unit, according to people familiar with the matter. Currency traders and the ...