February, 2023

• 9 February

  Adnoc Dhow sailing race 22-foot open for registration

  

    Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club announced the opening of registration for the second round of Adnoc 22-foot sailing race. It is scheduled to take place next Saturday, February 11 for a distance of 7 nautical miles. The registration will close on February 09. The race is organised within Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club’s marine ...

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• 9 February

  US airline safety system that failed won’t be fixed until 2030

  

  Bloomberg US aviation authorities are years behind on updating the critical-alert system that failed spectacularly last month, causing thousands of flight disruptions. Critics say the delay is a threat to passenger safety. House lawmakers are scheduled to hold a hearing on aviation safety at which they’re likely to raise questions about the January 11 meltdown of the Federal Aviation Administration’s ...

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• 9 February

  Delta hikes staff pay

  

    Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. is raising the pay of non-union employees by 5% as US carriers bask in an air travel rebound that has held steady despite growing uncertainty about the economy and consumer spending. The move includes an increase in base pay for ground and flight-attendant workers worldwide, along with additional compensation for certain other employees based ...

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• 9 February

  Deepak Booneady named CEO of Sun Siyam Resorts

  

    Male / Gulf Time Multi-award-winning hospitality group Sun Siyam Resorts announces the promotion of Deepak Booneady from Vice President of Commercial to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Within his new role as CEO, Deepak will oversee the overall operation of the company, work closely with the group general manager, the resort management teams, as well as with the head office ...

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• 9 February

  Ryanair calls for swift action after Dublin airport drone disruption

  

    Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc called for immediate action after illegal drone flying near Dublin airport caused disruption on three of four days over a bank holiday weekend, affecting thousands of travellers. Flight operations at the airport were suspended for three days due to drones spotted on the airfield, forcing several flights to be suspended, delayed, and diverted to other ...

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• 9 February

  Hudson Bay is anchor investor in Bed Bath & Beyond share sale

  

  Bloomberg Hudson Bay Capital Management is the anchor investor of the share sale by Bed Bath & Beyond to stave off bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The embattled retailer lined up investors for an eleventh-hour cash infusion that would allow it to keep operating outside of Chapter 11 protection, Bloomberg previously reported. Hudson Bay, a New ...

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• 9 February

  Boeing plans to slash 2,000 jobs

    Bloomberg Boeing Co. plans to trim about 2,000 finance and human resources jobs, part of an initiative to slim its corporate structure while bolstering the manufacturing workforce. The reductions will take place companywide and will be accomplished through layoffs and attrition, Boeing said in an emailed statement. Potentially affected workers haven’t yet been told if they will lose their ...

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• 8 February

  Zelenskiy hails UK support ahead of Russian offensive

  

  Bloomberg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a surprise visit to the UK, only his second confirmed trip outside the country since the war began, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced more training for Ukrainian troops and new help for fighter jet pilots. Zelenskiy arrived on a Royal Air Force plane before heading into London to meet Sunak in Downing Street ...

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• 8 February

  Biden taunts Xi days after shooting down Chinese balloon

  

  Bloomberg US President Joe Biden taunted Xi Jinping in his State of the Union address, saying autocracies had grown weaker around the world and no one would want the Chinese leader’s job. “Name me a world leader who’d change places with Xi Jinping,” Biden shouted, departing from his prepared text Tuesday night as he waved a finger. “Name me one, ...

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• 8 February

  Xi woos Taiwan opposition ahead of pivotal presidential vote

  

  Bloomberg Chinese leader Xi Jinping appears to be recalibrating his hardline approach to Taiwan in the year before the island holds a presidential election that his government’s preferred negotiating partner has a shot at winning. Kuomintang Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia is expected to visit China on Wednesday, the latest in a series of friendly gestures between the one-time foes in ...

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