October, 2020

• 14 October

  Air Arabia resumes operations from Ras Al Khaimah to four destinations

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier has announced the resumption of flights from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport to four destinations in Egypt and Pakistan in addition to new a new service between Rask Al Khaimah and the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Air Arabia’s flights to Cairo and Lahore from ...

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• 14 October

  Covid-19: UAE announces 101,659 total recoveries

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 103,132 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,431 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 110,039. MoHAP also noted an additional 1,652 ...

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• 14 October

  Dubai Culture, GDRFA to enhance joint cooperation

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Culture and Arts Authority announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in line with the implementation of the cultural visa initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of teh UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to strengthen joint work ...

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• 14 October

  Al Zahia breaks ground on its Al Yasmeen neighbourhood

  

  Sharjah / WAM Al Zahia Sharjah’s premier lifestyle destination has moved one step closer to completion with the ground-breaking ceremony of its highly sustainable Al Yasmeen neighbourhood. Scheduled for completion in 2022, Al Yasmeen is designed for discerning families and young couples that demand luxury and tranquillity from the place they call home. The neighbourhood will comprise a mix of ...

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• 14 October

  Delta Air can’t avoid shrinking-airline issue

  

  Delta Air Lines Inc may be the best positioned of the US carriers to weather the pandemic slump in air travel, given its relatively strong balance sheet and historically top-tier operating performance. But even Delta sees reason for further cutbacks. It’s yet another reminder of just how painful the near-term trajectory is for the aerospace industry. Delta reported a third-quarter ...

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• 14 October

  J&J investors are fixated on vaccines

  

  The world just got another reminder that vaccine development isn’t easy. Johnson & Johnson announced that it was pausing the 60,000-person trial of its Covid-19 vaccine three weeks after it started because of an unexplained illness in a participant. The news comes a month after AstraZeneca Plc announced its own pause for a similar reason. That vaccine has yet to ...

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• 14 October

  Barrett’s best ally is Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Judge Amy Barrett has had a powerful ally during her confirmation hearings: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At Ginsburg’s own hearings in 1993, she would offer “no hints, no forecasts, no previews” about how she would vote in cases that might come before the Supreme Court. She refused to answer questions about her views on the constitutionality of school vouchers, among other ...

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• 14 October

  Trump’s student visa plan will hurt Africa, US

  Against a backdrop of rising tensions with the Soviets in 1959, President John F Kennedy delivered a speech in New York that presented a new strategic approach towards African nations and US global leadership in a world defined by great-power competition. “Opening our universities and college doors to several times as many African students as now come over — this ...

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• 14 October

  Delta Air delays $5bn of jet deliveries in blow to Airbus

  

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc is delaying $5 billion in aircraft deliveries until after 2022, dealing a blow to Airbus SE as the US carrier braces for years of weak travel demand. The deferrals include about $2 billion in planes that were scheduled to be handed over this year, Delta said in a statement as it reported worse-than-expected quarterly results. ...

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• 14 October

  Pratt begins job cuts as virus guts demand

  

  Bloomberg Raytheon Technologies Corp began shedding salaried workers at its Pratt & Whitney jet-engine unit as the company prepares for a long slump in sales and repair work. Most of the involuntary cuts will occur over the next few days and affect workers in the US, Canada and Poland, Pratt said in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News . ...

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