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September, 2016

  • 15 September

    Opening Argentina’s air routes to competition will take time

      Bloomberg Argentina’s airline passengers must wait for a more competitive market while the government focuses on improving the country’s infrastructure to be able to handle more flights, even as Avianca Holdings SA and others show interest in entering the market. Argentina is spending $1.35 billion over four years to upgrade its air transport infrastructure, partly to refurbish 17 airports, ...

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  • 15 September

    ‘Irrepressible’ air travel defies global economic growth slump

      Bloomberg For all the world’s economic malaise, there’s a bright spot above the clouds: Airline passenger traffic grew 6.4 percent last year, the most in five years. Total passengers rose across all major regions to 7.2 billion, almost the population of the planet, according to Airports Council International, the industry’s Montreal-based trade association. And as with the global economy, ...

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  • 15 September

    Lufthansa’s Eurowings arm faces strike over lower cabin crew pay

    Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG may face more disruption to flights that have been beset by strikes over the past 2 1/2 years as a union representing cabin crew at the carrier’s low-cost arm weighs industrial action. The Ver.di labor group said it could call a walkout at the Eurowings unit after four rounds of talks failed to produce a pay ...

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  • 15 September

    Green jet fuel from steel mill waste debuted by Virgin Atlantic

      Bloomberg A company partnered with Virgin Atlantic Ltd. has created a green jet fuel made from waste industrial gases from steel mills. LanzaTech Inc., based in Skokie, Illinois, produced 1,500 gallons of the fuel known as Lanzanol. It’s made from ethanol created through a fermentation process. It’s estimated to be 65 percent cleaner than conventional jet fuel, according to ...

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  • 15 September

    Neffos: A blend of tech and style

      Emirates Business TP-Link has launched the latest Neffos series smartphones that establish the company as a serious contender in the mobile space. Created to seamlessly connect people to each other, and to the world around them, the Neffos X1 and the Neffos X1 Max push the boundaries of smartphone design, imaging prowess, mobile security, and processing performance. The product ...

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  • 15 September

    Moto Mods takes leaps in mobile technology

      Emirates Business Moto Mods is taking everyone to the next era of mobile technology. You can now transform your smartphone into exactly what you need it to be, and the possibilities are endless. The Moto Mods family includes the JBL SoundBoost speaker so you can take the party with you, the Insta-Share Projector so you can share content as ...

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  • 15 September

    DEWA records increase in smart adoption

        DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has recorded an increase in the use of its smart services during Q2 of 2016, with the smart adoption rate having reached 68%, from a total of 2,492,890 smart transactions. This has led to a positive effect on the environment by reducing 8,521 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, ...

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  • 15 September

    Emirates NBD announces salary bonanza winners

      Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has announced the winners of its mega salary transfer promotion. British citizen, Sarina S. who opened a salary transfer account with Emirates NBD within three months of arriving in Dubai, was declared the winner of the grand prize of a 12 month salary bonus. Sarina was delighted with the ...

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  • 15 September

    Dhofar Global to showcase unique cleaning solutions at ME Hotel Show

      Sharjah / Emirates Business Dhofar Global, a leading supplier of hygiene care products in the Middle East, has announced its participation at the 2016 edition of Hotel Show, the largest hospitality event in the Middle East and Africa, which will be held from September 17 to 19, 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Center. Located at Stand No. – ...

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  • 15 September

    Football fans gear up for AGL live on Abu Dhabi Sports HD

      ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Football fans across the region are gearing up for the start of what looks set to be an explosive season of football as the Arabian Gulf League (AGL) starts on Friday, September 16. All matches can be watched on Abu Dhabi Sports and Dubai Sports channels, exclusively on OSN the region’s leading pay-TV network. ...

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