January, 2023

• 4 January

  Etihad Cargo expands capacity offering to US

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation group, will further reinforce its commitment to the US market with the introduction of an additional three weekly flights to John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from April 24. The additional flights will bring Etihad Cargo’s total cargo capacity to over 600 tons out of ...

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• 4 January

  Abu Dhabi to host first Green Hydrogen Summit on Jan 18

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar to accelerate sustainable development, will hold its first annual Green Hydrogen Summit this year, highlighting green hydrogen’s growing importance in the global drive towards net zero. The Green Hydrogen Summit 2023, taking place on January 18, will ...

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• 4 January

  Sharjah Sustainable City marks year of milestones towards sustainable living

  

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Sustainable, in partnership with Diamond Developers, announced that the year 2022 was a year of milestones following an overwhelming response to the city’s movement towards a sustainable way of life. Sharjah Sustainable City is the first sustainable master-planned community developed by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). Over the past year, the city’s first ...

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• 4 January

  Dubai removes all waste from NY celebrations in record time

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality has announced the removal of all the waste collected from sites during New Year celebrations in the Emirate of Dubai. It also carried out almost 90 inspection and monitoring visits to ensure that the organisers of the accompanying events adhere to health and safety standards. The municipality teams completed field cleaning operations in record ...

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• 4 January

  Etihad Cargo expands capacity offering to US

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation group, will further reinforce its commitment to the US market with the introduction of an additional three weekly flights to John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from April 24. The additional flights will bring Etihad Cargo’s total cargo capacity to over 600 tons out of ...

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• 4 January

  Expo Centre Sharjah all set to host SteelFab2023

  

    Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) has announced the completion of all preparations for the 18th edition of the SteelFab (SteelFab 2023) exhibition, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region. The event is organised by ECS, with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), from January 9-12. ...

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• 4 January

  More flight delays as Manila airport reels from tech glitch

  

    Bloomberg The Philippines’ main airport was expected to have flight delays on Tuesday as airlines reel from a technical glitch on New Year’s Day that stranded thousands of passengers and caused a backlog at the flag carrier that could take weeks to clear. Operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the capital region are expected to fully normalise ...

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• 4 January

  Aldi records its best Christmas shopping season yet in Britain

  

  Bloomberg German discount supermarket chain Aldi recorded its best Christmas shopping season yet in the UK as the squeeze on living conditions led British consumers to save money on groceries. The retailer’s sales topped £1.4 billion ($1.67 billion) in December, 26% higher than the year before, also helped by purchases during the football World Cup. With food price inflation at ...

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• 4 January

  China vows to hit back at nations imposing Covid-19 travel curbs

  

    Bloomberg China said it would hit back at nations that placed Covid restrictions on its travellers for “political goals,” showing the coronavirus remains a politically sensitive subject in Beijing even as it lets the virus run rampant. “We believe that some countries’ entry restrictions targeting only China lack scientific basis and some excessive measures are unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ...

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• 4 January

  Charter flight operators seek enforcement against violators

  

    Bloomberg Within months of a 2008 fatal plane crash that killed five, federal authorities revoked the license of the Oklahoma company that arranged the charter flight for allegedly doing so illegally. But Interstate Helicopters Inc won back its certificate to fly commercially early the next year and has kept it despite multiple subsequent violations of aviation regulations, a guilty ...

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