Wizz Air launches 20 new routes to KSA, considering a Saudi operating license

A Saudi license could allow a subsidiary or joint venture to operate domestic services in the Kingdom, which has a population of about 36 million. RIYADH: European budget carrier Wizz Air announced on Thursday it was launching 20 new routes with a capacity of 1 million new seats from Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Larnaca, Milan, Naples, Rome, […]

Saddle is celebrating Back To School season with the launch of new 5 toy characters with different ice-cream flavors

With schools re-opening for the new academic year, Saddle, the UAE’s homegrown brand has introduced new 5 toy characters for little school-goers with different ice cream flavors packaged within such as Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, and Dairy.  The toy characters  Hip Pop, Twitty, Pan Dan, Cip Ciok, and Rabbit are surrounded by a fenced barn design to carry across the Saddle’s brand identity throughout […]

Cathay Pacific Cargo introduces Fly Greener, the carbon-offset programme for air freight

The programme’s carbon emissions calculator makes offsetting emissions easy and funds Gold Standard carbon-reduction projects with a social component Cathay Pacific is taking the lead in aviation’s sustainability efforts in Asia with the extension of Fly Greener to its air cargo services. Fly Greener is a carbon-offset programme powered by an integrated carbon emissions calculator, […]

MediaTek Launches Pentonic 700 Chipset for Premium 120Hz 4K Smart TVs

MediaTek’s latest Pentonic chipset combines industry-leading image enhancements with gaming optimizations for incredible streaming experiences Dubai, UAE –– MediaTek today announced the Pentonic 700, a smart TV system-on-chip (SoC) with a powerful AI processing engine for premium 120Hz 4K TVs. With AI-powered picture quality enhancements, support for Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail, integrated 4K120 […]

Group AMANA delivers the world’s largest vertical farm in Dubai South

The $40m Bustanica hydroponic farm, located near Dubai World Central, will produce more than a million kilos of high-quality leafy greens with 95% less water than conventional farming The 330,000 sq ft facility was built using innovative off-site construction methodologies, saving time, reducing waste and reducing work hours AMANA also achieved a health and safety […]

Airline pilot shortages on the horizon in the Middle East

Dubai, UAE – In a newly released update on pilot shortages in the aviation sector, global management consultancy Oliver Wyman found that, as air travel demand continues to recover this year, demand for airline pilots will outstrip supply in most regions globally between 2022 and 2024 – with the Middle East feeling the effects first. […]