Qatar Airways cancels first A320neo over delaysQatar Airways has cancelled its first Airbus A320neo jet and remains at an impasse with the European planemaker over delays in deliveries caused by engine problems, its chief executive said on Friday. Akbar Al Baker said the carri More… |
Riyadh Metro 21pc complete; to run by 2019The Riyadh Metro project has experienced no delays and is now about 21 per cent finished, with completion likely in 2019, a project coordinator at one of the Riyadh metro contractors told Reuters. Three foreign-led consortia were More… |
Airlines ready to pay to end Heathrow delaysAirlines using London's Heathrow airport would be prepared to pay higher landing fees to reduce long queues at the British hub which have reached "crisis" levels, according to the chief executive of British Airways owner IAG. &nbs More… |
RIM probes reports of BlackBerry delaysBlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, but said on Wednesday it was not fighting an outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month. "We're getting reports More… |
Etisalat unit delays Egypt listingEtisalat Misr, the Egyptian arm of Abu Dhabi-based telecoms group Etisalat , has delayed a listing on Egypt's stock exchange until market conditions improve, daily newspaper al-Mal quoted the head of Etisalat Misr as saying. Political More… |
Chaos at Bahrain airportIncoming passengers at Bahrain International Airport suffered lengthy delays after a technical glitch at the immigration counters. Sources said numerous travellers were caught up in long queues due to a fault in the Labour Market Regulator More… |
Iraqi politician blames US for delaysWashington is holding up the formation of a new Iraqi government by insisting the two main election winners form a coalition, allowing Iraq's neighbours to meddle in its affairs, a top Shi'ite politician told Reuters. Hadi al-Amiri, a parl More… |
Bahrain flyover faces indefinite delayConstruction of the BD43 million ($114 million) Isa Town flyover and interchange project in Bahrain could be indefinitely delayed following the termination of the contractor's services, it has emerged. The project, which got underway i More… |
We won't brook delays, Iraq warns oil majorsInternational oil companies will lose contracts at Iraq's biggest producing oilfields if they fail to start operating in the country within six months of deals taking effect, an Iraqi oil official said. Iraq will brook no delays on deals t More… |
Airbus again dogged by A380 delaysAirbus suffered a double blow on Tuesday as airlines warned they faced further delays on delivery of the A380 superjumbo and a new hitch developed with the plane maker's cost-saving plans. Dubai's Emirates airline, the biggest A380 custome More… |