September, 2018

• 26 September

  IATA slams Brexit impasse as ‘unprofessional, crazy’

  

  Bloomberg The head of an industry group representing almost 300 of the world’s biggest airlines slammed an impasse that threatens to ground planes after Brexit as unprofessional and showing disdain for passengers who have bought tickets in good faith. A deal removing the risk of disruption to flights when Britain leaves the European Union on March 29 must be hammered ...

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• 26 September

  Amazon intruding on Shopify turf, says CEO Tobias Lutke

  

  Bloomberg The head of Shopify Inc. said Amazon is encroaching on its turf — and it’s confident it can compete. “They are creating products now that help small businesses market their products better which is frankly the space we are in,” Tobias Lutke, chief executive officer of Ottawa-based Shopify, said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg TV at a tech ...

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• 26 September

  Ryanair scraps 190 flights as its cabin crews to strike

  

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc said it will have to cancel services on Friday after cabin crew unions in Germany, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal and Italy called a strike. Only a “tiny minority” of staff are involved in the action, Ryanair said, adding that the scrapped services amount to 8 percent of the planned schedule and will affect about 30,000 customers. ...

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• 26 September

  Delta computer glitches force flight halts third year in a row

  

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc.’s computer breakdowns are turning into an unwelcome, annual affair. The US airline grounded all domestic flights on September 25 to deal with a technology issue that affected some of its systems. About an hour later, Delta said it had restored all its systems, allowing the services to resume. While the carrier said there were no ...

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• 26 September

  Britain’s struggling Debenhams takes design tips from your clicks

  

  Bloomberg Going viral may soon be a requirement for products to get prime placement in a Debenhams store. At its “store of the future” northwest of London in Watford, England, Debenhams Plc is leveraging an online community of beauty-product enthusiasts to drum up foot traffic. The merging of online and in-store shopping experiences is the latest effort to transform the ...

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• 26 September

  Khalifa Fund showcases successful SMEs at ‘Adihex’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Fund pavilion at the International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition – Abu Dhabi 2018, has received an overwhelming response, evident in its high visitor and participant turnout. The fund’s participation at the event is in line with its strategy to promote entrepreneurship, support SMEs, foster national heritage and motivate Emirati entrepreneurs to create innovative enterprises ...

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• 26 September

  Nakheel set to unveil new projects in Dubai

  Dubai / WAM Dubai-based master developer Nakheel will launch new projects at prime locations across Dubai at next month’s Cityscape Global 2018, the company said on Wednesday. Nakheel said it will unveil a beachfront project at the new Deira Islands waterfront city and a new collection of townhouses – each with a private pool – at the high end Jumeirah ...

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• 26 September

  Investment strategy for UAE’s space sector to be announced in October

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Space Agency has revealed that it is preparing a comprehensive strategy for investing in the UAE’s space sector, in cooperation with relevant authorities, which will be announced in October. Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director-General of the UAE Space Agency, said that the strategy will help reinforce the contributions of the space sector to ...

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• 26 September

  Mastercard becomes Expo 2020’s payment technology partner

  

  Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s unique visitor experience will be enhanced, thanks to a new premier partnership with Mastercard that includes exploring the use of payment technologies from virtual reality to biometrics and voice shopping. The company was on Wednesday revealed as Expo 2020’s Official Payment Technology Partner at Mastercard’s ‘Connecting Tomorrow’ Forum in Barcelona, Spain. The partnership includes ...

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• 26 September

  Threat of new cold war looms large in Balkan vote to end row

  

  Bloomberg Arguments over Brexit, the rise of nationalism and how to deal with Russia are consuming Europe, but there’s one dispute that’s been edging towards a resolution — and it’s in a region where there’s much at stake for the world order. The Republic of Macedonia will hold a referendum on September 30 on changing the former Yugoslav state’s name ...

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