Minor smoke incident at Bahrain airportBahrain International Airport departure area reported a minor smoke incident early this morning, said a Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) statement. The incident was observed at 3:45am today (November 30) in the smoking cabin between boardi More… |
Emirates flight makes emergency landing in MumbaiAn Emirates flight bound to Maldives from Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday afternoon after smoke was detected in the cockpit and cabin, said a report. The airline was carrying more than 30 More… |
Korean Air evacuates plane at Japan's Haneda airportKorean Air Lines on Friday evacuated 319 passengers and crew from an aircraft preparing to take off from Japan's Haneda Airport in Tokyo after its left engine caught fire. The incident prompted authorities to temporarily close More… |
Air Arabia flight diverted after smoke alertAn Air Arabia flight from Sharjah, UAE, to Taif in Saudi Arabia was diverted to Riyadh after a smoke indicator alert in its cargo compartment. As a precautionary measure and in keeping with safety standards, the flight crew divert More… |
Emirates plane in smoke incidentAn Emirates airline plane landed at Australia's Melbourne Airport this morning with smoke coming from the plane, a report said. The Flight EK406 came from Dubai, said Herald Sun News report. All passengers are safe. More… |
Bahrain Duty Free profits go up in smokeBahrain Duty Free (BDF) said it is facing a challenging 2013 as the 'death head skull' symbol that now has to appear on all cigarette packets sold in the kingdom could cost the airport retailer 20 per cent of its profit this year. More… |
Dorma launches new door operatorsDubai-based Dorma Gulf, a leader in door technology systems and allied products, has introduced new modular electromechanical swing door operators certified for use on fire and smoke check doors. The new generation operators Dorma ED 100 a More… |
Dorma launches new door operatorsDubai-based Dorma Gulf, a leader in door technology systems and allied products, has introduced new modular electromechanical swing door operators certified for use on fire and smoke check doors. The new generation operators Dorma ED 100 a More… |
Alert against cooking wood smokeSmoke from a traditional Emirati cooking method using wood ‘tannour’ may increase the risk of a lung disease normally associated with cigarette smoking and needs further investigation, said researchers. The first UAE study into the prevale More… |
27pc of UAE males smoke tobacco: studyMore than one quarter (27.2 per cent) of the male population in the UAE smoke tobacco, according to a WHO report. Only 2.4 per cent of the female population in the country smoke, the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008 said. More… |