December, 2022

• 29 December

  AED72,000 fine for every Emirati not hired, says ministry

  

    Dubai / WAM Starting from January 1, 2023, private sector companies with 50 employees or more that have not raised Emiratisation targets by 2 percent of skilled jobs in 2022, will be fined, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said on Thursday. The fines are AED6,000 per month, a total of AED72,000 annually, for each Emirati who ...

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• 29 December

  Hayatna’s ethnic range wins ‘Most Innovative F&B Product’ award

  

    Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Emirates Food Industries (EFI) — the home-grown brand — continues garnering accolades for its ceaseless innovation in the category and enriching people’s well-being in the nation. In the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition (Adife), Hayatna’s ethnic range of lassi, rose lassi, chaas and masala chaas bagged the coveted ‘Most Innovative F&B Product’ award. Adife was ...

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• 29 December

  Enoc opens two new service stations in Dubai

  

    Dubai / WAM Enoc group on Thursday announced the launch of two new service stations located in Wadi Al Safa and Wadi Al Amardi. This brings the group’s total number of service stations in Dubai to 133 and 180 across the UAE. Over the course of the year, Enoc has opened 6 new service stations across the emirate of ...

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• 29 December

  Adib unveils region’s first tokenised, contactless payment method

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib) on Thursday announced the launch of the region’s first tokenised, contactless payment methods through the options of clasp and ring “Adib Pay”, in partnership with token enablement service provider Tappy Technologies and global digital payments leader, Visa. Samih Awadhalla, Acting Global Head of Retail Banking at Adib, said, “Adib continues ...

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• 29 December

  Airlines keep capacity tight despite China demand boom

  

  Bloomberg The world’s airlines are taking a cautious approach to China’s reopening, reluctant to immediately change up schedules and divert planes from other routes despite the internal pent-up demand for international travel. Scheduled flights into China during January, February and March are up no more than 2.9% this week compared to last week, according to aviation data provider Cirium. That’s ...

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• 29 December

  US aviation agencies dispute elements of Ethiopian crash report

  

    Bloomberg US aviation agencies disputed certain elements of Ethiopia’s latest report into the deadly Boeing Co 737 Max crash near Addis Ababa in 2019, including findings related to actions taken by the flight crew. In comments attached to the near-350 page document, the US groups including the National Transportation Safety Board also said there was enough evidence to suggest ...

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• 29 December

  Lockheed challenges Textron’s $7 billion army helicopter win

  

    Bloomberg Lockheed Martin Corp is protesting the US Army’s choice of Bell Textron Inc to build the service’s replacement for its mainstay Black Hawk assault helicopter by 2030, a potential $7 billion project that includes development and production if all options are awarded. Lockheed filed its challenge with the Government Accountability Office, which has 100 days to render a ...

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• 29 December

  Inflation-wary shoppers pull back as goods pile up in stores

  

  Bloomberg Jude Snair knows retail. She works in the portrait department of a JCPenney at the Newport Centre mall in New Jersey. But with or without an employee discount, the 20-year-old said she was mostly avoiding holiday shopping this year. “It’s looking more that people this year will be receiving homemade things,” Snair said as she filled out appointment sheets. ...

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• 29 December

  India brings back Covid tests for flyers from Asian nations

    Bloomberg India will reintroduce mandatory Covid-19 tests for flyers coming from a number of major Asian nations, including China, amid fears of a fresh wave of infections hitting the world’s second-most populated country. RT-PCR tests will be required from travellers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, effective from January 1, India’s Health Minister Mansukh ...

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• 29 December

  Southwest reins in flight cancellations

    Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co has cancelled just over three dozen flights for Friday, suggesting the beleaguered carrier may be close to resuming relatively normal operations after a meltdown stranded thousands of passengers. Friday’s tally of 39 cancelled flights has been consistent for the past day, according to flight tracker FlightAware.com. The website so far lists no Southwest flights that ...

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