Company Insights Etihad Airways Aviation Etihad Airways News Video length: 03:55 Renewable Energy Cop28 to invest billions in African clean energy A UAE finance initiative led by Cop28 will put $4 billion direct investment and has pledged billions more into clean energy projects in Africa, the climate change summit’s president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said this week. Al Jaber told the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi on Monday that the initiative – involving high-profile UAE-based investors […] September 5, 2023 Aviation Abu Dhabi’s $3bn new airport terminal to open in November The new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport will become operational in early November, significantly increasing the emirate’s passenger and cargo capacity, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported. The terminal will also boost the emirate’s bid to position itself as a global hub for trade and business, state-owned operator Abu Dhabi Airports said on […] September 1, 2023 Transport Abu Dhabi’s Etihad ramps up cargo capacity for China Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of state-owned Etihad Airways, has ramped up its freight network by adding a weekly service to Guangzhou, China. The new route is in response to higher demand for cargo capacity from China, bringing the total number of freighter services for mainland China to 10 per week, the Abu […] August 23, 2023 Leisure & Hospitality Abu Dhabi lowers hotel fees to entice more tourists Abu Dhabi has lowered government hotel fees to support the continued growth of the hospitality and tourism sector. Fee revisions include reducing a tourism charge issued to guests from six percent to four percent, removing a municipality fee of AED15 per room per night, removing a six percent tourism fee and four percent municipality fee […] August 13, 2023 Opinion Aviation Etihad has designs on the US market The big UAE airlines look set to compete over US skies August 11, 2023 Business of Sport Riyadh Air and Atlético Madrid sign sponsorship deal Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, giving the airline a major advertising boost ahead of its planned launch of operations in 2025. Riyadh Air said it will be the main sponsor and official airline partner of the club as part of a multiyear […] August 10, 2023 Aviation Abu Dhabi airport reports 67% spike in passenger traffic State-owned Abu Dhabi International Airport has reported solid passenger and cargo growth in the first six months of 2023. The airport, the base of Etihad Airways, handled 10,258,653 passengers in the first half, an increase of 67 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Total flight movement reached 67,835 in the first six […] August 4, 2023 Aviation Saudia international passengers up 52% in H1 Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) reported a 52 percent year-on-year rise in international passenger traffic in the first half of 2023, climbing to 7.4 million passengers. The growth was partly driven by the state-owned airline extending its reach to four continents. Saudia operated a total of 37,600 international flights, marking 30 percent growth. In total the […] July 24, 2023 Opinion Aviation Middle East airlines are taking control of their destiny Carriers in the region increase their networks July 20, 2023 Aviation Riyadh Air receives half a million job applications Saudi Arabia’s new airline Riyadh Air has received almost half a million job applications since the carrier was announced to the world in March this year. Wholly owned by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund, Riyadh Air forms part of ambitious plans by the kingdom to boost the number of passengers through its 29 airports from 100 […] July 14, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 10 11 12 … 18 Next
Video length: 03:55 Renewable Energy Cop28 to invest billions in African clean energy A UAE finance initiative led by Cop28 will put $4 billion direct investment and has pledged billions more into clean energy projects in Africa, the climate change summit’s president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said this week. Al Jaber told the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi on Monday that the initiative – involving high-profile UAE-based investors […] September 5, 2023
Aviation Abu Dhabi’s $3bn new airport terminal to open in November The new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport will become operational in early November, significantly increasing the emirate’s passenger and cargo capacity, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported. The terminal will also boost the emirate’s bid to position itself as a global hub for trade and business, state-owned operator Abu Dhabi Airports said on […] September 1, 2023
Transport Abu Dhabi’s Etihad ramps up cargo capacity for China Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of state-owned Etihad Airways, has ramped up its freight network by adding a weekly service to Guangzhou, China. The new route is in response to higher demand for cargo capacity from China, bringing the total number of freighter services for mainland China to 10 per week, the Abu […] August 23, 2023
Leisure & Hospitality Abu Dhabi lowers hotel fees to entice more tourists Abu Dhabi has lowered government hotel fees to support the continued growth of the hospitality and tourism sector. Fee revisions include reducing a tourism charge issued to guests from six percent to four percent, removing a municipality fee of AED15 per room per night, removing a six percent tourism fee and four percent municipality fee […] August 13, 2023
Opinion Aviation Etihad has designs on the US market The big UAE airlines look set to compete over US skies August 11, 2023
Business of Sport Riyadh Air and Atlético Madrid sign sponsorship deal Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, giving the airline a major advertising boost ahead of its planned launch of operations in 2025. Riyadh Air said it will be the main sponsor and official airline partner of the club as part of a multiyear […] August 10, 2023
Aviation Abu Dhabi airport reports 67% spike in passenger traffic State-owned Abu Dhabi International Airport has reported solid passenger and cargo growth in the first six months of 2023. The airport, the base of Etihad Airways, handled 10,258,653 passengers in the first half, an increase of 67 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Total flight movement reached 67,835 in the first six […] August 4, 2023
Aviation Saudia international passengers up 52% in H1 Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) reported a 52 percent year-on-year rise in international passenger traffic in the first half of 2023, climbing to 7.4 million passengers. The growth was partly driven by the state-owned airline extending its reach to four continents. Saudia operated a total of 37,600 international flights, marking 30 percent growth. In total the […] July 24, 2023
Opinion Aviation Middle East airlines are taking control of their destiny Carriers in the region increase their networks July 20, 2023
Aviation Riyadh Air receives half a million job applications Saudi Arabia’s new airline Riyadh Air has received almost half a million job applications since the carrier was announced to the world in March this year. Wholly owned by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund, Riyadh Air forms part of ambitious plans by the kingdom to boost the number of passengers through its 29 airports from 100 […] July 14, 2023
