The tender, issued earlier this month, is for the rolling stock, systems, depot facilities, trackwork and other aspects of Doha Metro, sources say.
Low-cost carrier’s move sees capacity stack up between Dubai and Moscow
Dubai’s museum initiative will be built in phases, a statement said.
Both the companies will jointly invest in a new fuel farm and a hydrant system that will enhance the fuel storage capacity of the airport.
The minister also said China’s release of satellite imagery of possible wreckage had been wrongly issued.
Investigators say that the plane flew for a total of five hours based on data sent to the ground from the Boeing Co 777’s engines as part of a standard monitoring program.
At least two passengers using stolen passports had boarded the missing Malaysian Airlines flight.
Higher oil prices due to tensions in Crimea and economic weakness in Argentina and Brazil are expected to weigh on profits.
The deal is a further fillip for Boeing, following flydubai’s large 737 MAX order placed at the Dubai Airshow
The search for the Malaysian Airlines jetliner and its 239 people on board has now entered the fifth day.
The South Korean car maker has so far focussed on manufacturing fuel-cell cars.
The east coast city becomes the eighth destination in the carrier’s US network
The jetliner en route to San Francisco from Tokyo diverted to Honolulu after oil pressure in its right engine dropped.
The incident is likely to rekindle a debate about whether black box flight recorders should be replaced with satellite-based systems capable of sending back telemetry in real time.
The ITF is running a campaign against Qatar Airways over its monitoring of staff and rules preventing women from becoming pregnant and getting married.
Emirates confirmed a hydraulic brake fluid leak on the flight, which was travelling from Kuwait.
The airline may order more of the world’s largest passenger plane depending on its performance, the CEO said.
Middle Eastern carriers are benefitting from the strength of regional economies and a solid growth in business-related premium travel, says IATA.
Qatar Airways joins Emirates in providing more access to and from Tokyo’s second airport
Etihad Airways said all flights into Abu Dhabi were temporarily diverted to other airports in the region.
Technical failure forces Abu Dhabi flights to other regional airports
Germany’s Lufthansa has announced plans to offer wirelessly streamed movies to passengers.
The jumbo jet will feature eight seats/beds in first class, and customers will have access to an exclusive lounge on board.
Seats have 50 per cent more room than economy and will initially be on Boeing 747-8s and gradually rolled out across the long-haul fleet.
Air passenger traffic in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman is expected to grow at 6.6, 6.9 and 7.2 per cent respectively, a report says.
The current regulations only allow small shipments, such as parcels sent by online retailers, to be cleared by customs.
The airline benefited from a 30 per cent increase in partnership revenues, to $820 million, as its equity alliance stable rose to seven airlines.
Talks between the airlines intensified last month and sources close to the matter said Etihad might be interested in buying a stake of up to 40 per cent in the Italian carrier.
Etihad would have to be convinced that Alitalia could be moved to profitability, the Abu Dhabi airline’s CEO James Hogan told reporters.
The low-cost airline announced full-year 2013 net profit of Dhs222.8 million.