January, 2023

• 14 January

  Etihad named Mideast’s most punctual airline

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Official Airline Guides Database (OAG), the global aviation analytics group, has named Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, as the most punctual airline in the Middle East and among the most reliable in the world. In its Punctuality League rating for 2022, OAG listed Etihad as the best in the GCC ...

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• 14 January

  Dubai reinforces position as global hub for superyachts

  

  Dubai / WAM With its world-class infrastructure, advanced facilities, year-round sunshine, luxury marinas, award-winning tourism offerings, rich maritime history and picturesque coastline, Dubai has emerged as the quintessential yachting destination. Following Dubai’s participation at the Monaco Yacht Show and the recent Gulf Superyacht Summit 2022 hosted in Dubai under the patronage of P&O Marinas with participation from government and private ...

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• 14 January

  Rashid Rover on track towards lunar surface

  

  Dubai / WAM The Rashid Rover has successfully completed one month in space, travelling close to 1.34 million kilometers, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced. The first Arab-built lunar rover designed and built in the UAE by a 100 percent Emirati team of engineers, experts, and researchers, lifted off on December 11, 2022 from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

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• 14 January

  Dewa organises 157 health, safety training sessions for its employees

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has organised 157 training courses and awareness sessions on occupational health and safety during 2022, with the participation of 2,170 employees from various divisions. Dewa also organised its 20th Internal Health and Safety Week, which featured various activities in all aspects of occupational health and safety, supporting Dewa’s continuous efforts ...

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• 14 January

  ECI appoints Raja Al Mazrouei as acting CEO

  

  Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, announced the appointment of Board member and Managing director of ECI, Raja Al Mazrouei, as the acting CEO to succeed Massimo Falcioni, who stepped down from his position as CEO of the company. Raja Al Mazrouei is an accomplished digital transformation expert with over two decades of ...

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• 14 January

  Shurooq launches Sky Adventures in Sharjah’s central region

  

    Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has launched ‘Sky Adventures’, the first official paragliding licensed centre in the UAE, and Shurooq’s latest investment in sports, leisure and adventure tourism in Sharjah’s central region. The centre will be open to the public next Monday, offering aerosports enthusiasts an unforgettable opportunity to experience the picturesque desert landscapes ...

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• 14 January

  US flight chaos puts harsh spotlight on FAA

  

    Bloomberg An overlooked software flaw is opening up US aviation authorities to new scrutiny over the resiliency of the systems that keep the nation’s planes moving. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials were still working to determine what went wrong in an outage that prompted a nationwide flight stoppage. The agency said preliminary findings traced the cause to a “damaged ...

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• 14 January

  Airbus explores next level of cockpit automation tech

  

    Bloomberg Airbus SE is exploring the next level of cockpit automation, testing a system that would provide advanced assistance from alerts on the ground to emergency diversions at cruising altitude should the crew be incapacitated. The technology, called DragonFly, is designed to let planes perform an automated landing even in difficult weather conditions or low visibility while communicating with ...

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• 14 January

  Asia Pacific airlines see 500% jump in international demand

  

    Bloomberg Airlines in the Asia Pacific region flew 13.4 million passengers internationally in November, compared with just 1.8 million in the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary data from their trade association. Revenue passenger kilometers, which measures demand, surged nearly 500%, far ahead of the 187% growth in seat capacity. That resulted in a 40 percentage point ...

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• 14 January

  Retailers fear sticky UK inflation despite Christmas boost

  

    Bloomberg Two of Britain’s best-known retailers celebrated strong sales in the run-up to Christmas but warned that stubborn inflationary pressures are still darkening the outlook. Marks & Spencer Group Plc’s high-end grocery business enjoyed its best ever market share for the festive period as shoppers indulged in festive treats despite the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Meanwhile Tesco ...

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