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Dubai signs EU air navigation services dealDubai Air Navigation Services (Dans), the air navigation service provider for Dubai’s two international airports and the airspace of the Northern Emirates, has signed a co-operation agreement with Eurocontrol, an intergovernmental air traffic management organisation made up of 41 member-s More… |
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Emirates ready to buy 100 A380neos if launchedDubai's national airline Emirates is ready to buy 100 Airbus A380neos if Airbus decides to launch the aircraft, said a report, citing the carrier's top official. “What we have said as Emirates is if you are going to do the neo, we are in for 100. Put it on the table More… |
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BA-owner back with higher bid for Aer LingusThe owner of British Airways has made a third takeover approach to Aer Lingus, offering to pay €2.5 ($2.89) per share or around €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in total for the Irish airline, Sky News reported on Saturday. International Consolidated Airlines Group More… |
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New beginning for Millennium hotel in Abu DhabiMillennium & Copthorne Middle East and Africa (MEA) has unveiled its newly renamed and repositioned 305-room hotel property in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Millennium Corniche Hotel Abu Dhabi occupies a prime location in the city’s prestigious Corniche area, with close proximity More… |
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Australia, China open skies in landmark agreementAustralia and China are allowing more flights with each other, and paving the way for new routes, in an air services pact that follows a historic free trade agreement they struck last year. China is Australia’s top trading partner and its most valuable tourism market, with More… |
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E-cigarettes in checked luggage pose fire riskE-cigarettes in checked luggage could cause a fire in airliners, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned on Friday. "In several incidents both inside and outside the transportation industry, e-cigarettes have overheated or caught fire when the heating element was More… |
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Expedia acquires Travelocity in $280 million dealUS-based Expedia has acquired online travel agency Travelocity from technology company Sabre Corp for $280 million in cash, the companies said in a statement on Friday, as consolidation in the online booking industry continues. The deal follows a 2013 marketing agreement in which More… |
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Movenpick Bahrain appoints new operations managerMovenpick Hotel Bahrain has promoted Nizar El Lakkis to the position of operations manager with effect from January 15. El Lakkis will assume increased responsibilities overlooking food and beverage, Rimal Spa and security departments, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GD More… |
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10 home-grown restaurants to pop up at Beach CanteenThe Dubai Food Festival’s Beach Canteen is returning bigger and better than ever for the festival’s second edition – with 10 of Dubai’s popular home-grown restaurants set to pop up on the beach. Running throughout the festival (February 6 to 28) at Kite Beach in More… |
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Emirates sweeps top accolade in major studyDubai-based Emirates has been ranked as the Best Airline in 2014 in an annual study by eDreams, one of the largest e-commerce travel companies in Europe. Emirates swept most of the categories with an overall rating of 4.24 out of the top score of 5. The airline also ranked highest in o More… |
