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Bloomberg Airbus SE said it will almost halve production of its slow-selling A380 superjumbo, casting further doubt over the program’s future, while warning that engine glitches are still weighing on deliveries of the single-aisle A320 that’s due to become its largest-volume model. The A380 build rate will be reduced to eight jets a year in 2019, down from 15 this ...

WAM A delegation from Sharjah’s Department of eGovernment (DeG), visited Sharjah International Airport (SIA), where they registered their details with the facility’s smart gate system. The visit came in line with the department’s commitment to supporting digital and electronic ventures that facilitate the ease of conducting procedures and which elevate the environment of Sharjah for its residents and visitors. “DeG’s ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Turkish Airlines collaborates with Dr Mehmet Oz, the producer and host of world-renowned ‘The Dr Oz Show’, on its ‘Fly Good Feel Good’ project, aiming to provide an even more comfortable and healthy travel experience to its passengers. Dr Oz gives advice to the passengers of Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to more countries than any ...

Sharjah / WAM The second Silent Book Exhibition, curated by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), was launched in Rome in 2015 and is being brought to the UAE for the very first time by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) this August. Now a prestigious internationally touring exhibition, the Silent Book project started ...

TOKYO / Reuters Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) expects to make a final decision on whether to renew Japanese firms’ oil concessions in Abu Dhabi oilfields before year-end or very early next year, its top executive told the Nikkei business daily. The majority of Japanese stakes in Abu Dhabi oilfields including Inpex Corp’s 12 percent hold in the massive ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The total number of new commercial licences issued in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and registered at the Abu Dhabi Business Centre (ADBC), affiliated to the Department of Economic Development (DED), reached 4,538 during the first half of this year. This includes 2,330 licences issued during the first quarter and 2,208 in the second quarter. The ...

SHARJAH / WAM A total of 5.5 million passengers passed through Sharjah International Airport (SIA) during the first half of 2017. The latest numbers show an increase of 2.9 percent as compared to the 5.3 million passengers recorded during the first half of 2016. In a statement, SIA has also revealed that 835.8 thousand passengers in June 2017 passed through ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, has laun-ched the National Strategy for Motherhood and Childhood and the Strategic Plan for boosting the rights and development of children with disabilities 2017-2021. Sheikha Fatima made the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) kicked off the process of establishing a national air emissions inventory in Dubai, holding the first stakeholder consultation for participants from both federal and emirate-level entities. The inception meeting started the conversation with stakeholders by discussing the objectives, activities, and expected outcomes of the project. The meeting also highlighted ...

AJMAN / WAM HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, has praised the wise leadership’s objective for ensuring the happiness of its people, and the Federal Governm- ent’s efforts to turn this goal into a reality. The Crown Prince’s statement came during a meeting to discuss the preparation of a happiness survey to be implemented by ...