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Revealed: Winners at the 2020 Gulf Business Awards

The awards acknowledged champions from across the region’s business spectrum

Dubai’s Emirates to reopen worldwide lounges, starting with Cairo

Emirates has introduced additional health and safety measures, which will be rolled out across all destinations

Emirates sees 2022 return of jumbo A380s as travel recovers

The Dubai-based airline is the largest customer of the A380

Abu Dhabi Hope Consortium

Abu Dhabi’s Hope Consortium to facilitate worldwide distribution of Covid-19 vaccine

The consortium will be able to handle the logistics for over six billion doses of the vaccines manufactured around the world – whether in single or multi doses – in cold and ultra-cold conditions in 2021

Dubai’s Emirates processes 1.7 million refund requests; returns $1.7bn to customers

Emirates managed over 130,000 refunds-related queries from customers and travel agency partners

Ekar extends its mobility OS to GCC third-party fleet owners

Ekar poised to add more than 5,000 cars within its app over the next six months across UAE and Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad trials facial biometric check-in for cabin crew

The trial will continue until February 2021

Dubai Metro

RTA to rename five Dubai Metro stations

The stations which will be renamed include Al Fahidi Metro Station, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Noor Bank, Damac and Nakheel

Emirates Hotel Dubai

Emirates to offer complimentary hotel stay in Dubai to select transiting passengers

Eligible Emirates passengers will receive a complimentary night’s stay in a 4 or 5-star hotel in Dubai

FedEx Express launches new route between UAE and Israel to strengthen ties

The route will support customers, particularly small-to-medium enterprises

Dubai’s Emirates to offer free multi-risk travel insurance coverage

The cover, provided by AIG Travel, is offered to Emirates passengers at no additional cost

Boeing 737 Max UAE

UAE civil aviation authority considering Boeing 737 Max return

It has established a Return to Service Committee that will coordinate with the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency

RAK International Airport set to receive SpiceJet passenger flights

SpiceJet has repatriated almost 53,000 Indian nationals on approximately 300 flights from the beginning of June

UN recruits 40 airlines to help deliver vaccine to world’s poor

The summons to airlines was triggered by positive late-stage trial results reported by Pfizer and Moderna on two separate vaccines

Tony Douglas, Etihad Aviation Group GCEO and Gonen Usishkin, EL AL Airlines CEO sign MOU agreement LR

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad and El Al Israel sign MoU to cooperate on codeshare and loyalty programme

The teams at Etihad Guest and El Al Matmid loyalty programmes will explore reciprocal “earn and burn” opportunities for its members

Boeing’s comeback from Covid crisis hinges on tarnished 737 Max

The Max accounts for 80 per cent of Boeing’s backlog of 5,121 orders and is the company’s only offering in the crucial single-aisle market

Dubai’s Emirates ramps up A380 flights; adds services to UK and Russia

Emirates is expanding its services to the UK following the establishment of UK-UAE air corridor

Dubai’s Emirates reveals special fares ahead of National Day holidays

The offer is valid for bookings, starting November 18 till November 29, 2020, for travel until May 31, 2021

Etihad A380

Etihad grounds entire A380 fleet; will commence Abu Dhabi-Tel Aviv daily flights from March 2021

The airline will launch a daily flight connecting Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv from March 28, 2021

Dubai Aerospace plans to expand portfolio to 450 jets in 2021

The company currently has 381 planes

GM latest automaker to recall EV for battery-fire risk

The Detroit-based company said on Friday it is recalling 68,667 2017-2019 model year Bolt hatchbacks delivered globally

Abu Dhabi International Airport to introduce ‘smart travel’ features

The system employs big data, AI, and the modelling and assessment of passenger traffic to optimise processes across Abu Dhabi International Airport

Dubai’s Emirates Group reports first half-year loss in over 30 years

Emirates carried 1.5 million passengers between April 1 and September 30, 2020, down 95 per cent from the same period last year

Dubai Airports receives delegation of Israeli aviation representatives

The two teams discussed preparations for the launch of air services between Dubai and Tel Aviv

Dubai Tram transports 32 million passengers since launch in 2014

The tram connects 11 stations

Dubai carrier flydubai launches new upgrade option for Business Class

When the bidding period begins, passengers travelling Economy Class will be notified via email

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates Dhs590m Dubai Intelligent Traffic Systems Centre

The centre will use artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things and advanced communication systems to monitor and manage road networks

UAE’s Air Arabia reports Dhs44m net loss for Q3 2020

The airline’s turnover for the third quarter of 2020 equaled Dhs294m

FAA poised to lift Boeing 737 Max jet’s grounding next week

Commercial flights wouldn’t begin immediately after the FAA approves the plane for service

Etihad

Major restructuring among top management at UAE’s Etihad airline

The airline will position itself as a mid-sized, full-service carrier