A model of the future DWC on display at the 2015 Dubai Air Show Dubai Airports have appointed a contractor, ALEC, to expand the existing, rather basic, terminal building at the new Al Maktoum International AIrport. Al Jaber LEGT Engineering … Continue reading
Below is today’s editorial in the sycophantic Khaleej Times. Cloying. The very idea that the world should adopt the UAE model is just pandering to the theme. The UAE cabinet has endorsed a National Happiness and Positivity Charter which aims … Continue reading
It is always harder when the accident is closer to home. UAE airlines had not had a life-taking accident until this last week. But in the early hours of 19th March a flydubai Boeing 737-800, registration A6-FDN performing flight FZ-981 … Continue reading
From the Irish Independent. UAE’s Minister for Happiness has quite the job on her hands Last month, the United Arab Emirates made headlines when its rulers announced they were appointing a ‘Minister for Happiness’. Sceptics scoffed that it was little more … Continue reading
This is really a cautionary tale for foreigners living in the UAE. Last Monday the supreme court in the United Arab Emirates jailed an Omani man for three years for “mocking” the Gulf state on WhatsApp messenger, local media reported. … Continue reading
Emirates Airline announced today a new sponsorship deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the world’s biggest sports franchises. Emirates will be the Official Airline Sponsor of the Dodgers in a deal to mark its entry into the world … Continue reading
Flydubai reported a 60 per cent drop in net profit in 2015, as the strong US dollar and a challenging trade environment weighed on earnings. Flydubai has a 31 December year end unlike Emirates which reports the year to 31 … Continue reading
Time Out asked what shall we call the new tower? Well Burj Dubai is still available after the 2010 renaming of what became the Burj Khalifa. Failing that – the Burj Unnecessary might do! Yesterday a new tower that will … Continue reading
Pictures: Emirates Catching everyone by surprise last week Emirates announced that it will launch the first non-stop flights between Auckland and Dubai from March 2, in a move that will give it a brief crown as the longest flight in the … Continue reading
There are some new videos on YouTube promoted by Emirates and Boeing under the project title ‘View from Above.’ The Dubai video seeks to capture the diversity of the emirate, from the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, the Atlantis to … Continue reading
