The Dubai carrier currently has 97 of Airbus’ superjumbos on its order book.
Select the right team and provide training, writes management expert Debbie Nicol.
Discussions are ongoing in the Kingdom, says Jumeirah’s president and group CEO, Gerald Lawless.
Nicolai Tillisch predicts that people retention will be a major problem in the region in 2014 and elaborates on a simple and effective solution.
Clark was recognised for his “services to British prosperity and to the aviation industry”.
The 2013 deal value saw the highest rise in the last six years with all the quarters posting values above $12 billion, the report found.
Firms must abide by the new regulations or face fines of Dhs100,000.
Nakheel was taken over by the government as part of a $16 billion rescue plan completed in 2011.
In a bid to boost their business passenger base, carriers are investing heavily in luxury amenities, while others have even mulled dropping first class all together.
Dubai’s supremacy in the regional aviation sector is beyond question, writes Dominic Ellis, editor of Business Traveller Middle East.
The region’s rail projects are key indicators of economic diversification, writes Jonathan Robinson managing director, head of project finance MENA at HSBC.
The benefits are estimated to cost the government BD6 million annually.
The Ministry of Health has reduced the prices of 14 drugs used for the treatment of diabetes in a move to make medicines affordable.
Construction of the project is expected to be completed within two years after awarding the contract.
The Dubai-based developer has promised customers free luxury cars as part of its Dubai Shopping Festival promotion.
GCC’s retail industry has been growing steadily throughout 2013, writes Martin Fabel, partner at A.T. Kearney Middle East.
A look back at some of the high-profile quotes that defined the GCC and the wider region in 2013.
The Reuters survey found that 47 per cent of managers were likely to put more money into Egyptian equities, up from 33 per cent in November.
The company has not yet named a replacement for the CEO, but has announced other management changes.
Dubai developer is currently evaluating construction bids for the retail and entertainment complex.
Which companies had a year to remember and which had one they would rather forget?
The megaplex at The Dubai Mall marked 25 per cent growth in audience turnout this year compared to 2012.
Apartment prices at Burj Khalifa currently stand at Dhs3, 750 per square feet – a 50 per cent increase from February 2009.
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the project.
Massive government spending is driving Saudi Arabian real estate growth, says Dr. Tobias Plate, senior partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Middle East.
The group has said that its hotels division board has been carefully planned with a mix of expertise to cope with growing business demands.
The new service will be launched on March 30, 2014 and is expected to increase capacity by 36 per cent.
Ziad El Chaar, MD of Dubai-based property developer Damac, explains how the company has built itself back up in 2013, following structural damage in the real estate crash.
Start-ups are significant contributors to GDP and the job market but more need to be done to support them.
Gulf markets are still around 15 to 50 per cent below the peaks reached before the financial crisis in 2008.