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RTA unveils new plan for driver safety in Dubai
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Provisional licences, fitness tests form part of shake-up to cut fatalities.
Friday, 06 November 2009
Dubai's Floating Bridge to stay for 5 more years – paper
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Construction of Dubai's Seventh Crossing, 'Dubai Smile' delayed- RTA official.
Gulf Air workers stage labour protest
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Some 300 employees at Bahrain's state-owned carrier protest against job cuts.
Thursday, 05 November 2009
Emirates posts 165% rise in H1 profit
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UPDATE 2: Dubai airline says net profit at AED752m in first half of 2009, passengers up 18%
59% Dubai residents still to ride metro - poll
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YouGov survey also shows that only 3% have noticed significant fall in Dubai traffic.
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
No price uplift seen on homes near metro - Landmark
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Real estate company does not see any substantive rises for at least six months.
Saudia eyes 58 planes in fleet revamp
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Saudi Arabia's national carrier signs $2.6bn Airbus deal as part of modernisation plan.
Monday, 02 November 2009
95% of Metro trains running on time - RTA
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Rail Agency chief also says more staff being employed to crack down on passenger violations.
CEO says no Aramex job cuts during downturn
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Fadi Ghandour says company guaranteed jobs, only non performers departed.
Friday, 30 October 2009
Royal Jordanian posts $36m nine-month profit
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Airline bounces back after recording loss in 2008, helped by lower fuel costs.
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Dubai Airshow eyes 10% rise in exhibitors
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Organisers upbeat on 2009 event despite impact of global crisis on aviation industry.
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
DP World sees challenging Q4 as YTD volumes fall
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UPDATE 1: Port operator says volumes improved in Q3, still down 8% in 2009.
Qatar Airways maintains double digit growth - CEO
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Akbar Al-Baker also says load factor has reduced by just 2% during downturn.
Monday, 26 October 2009
Cargo plane makes emergency landing at Sharjah
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GCAA launches investigation, grounds aircraft after engine problem on landing.
EXCLUSIVE: No alliance with Etihad, says Emirates chief
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Chairman Sheikh Ahmed says there is no truth in long-running merger rumour.
Gulf Air staff plan three minute protest over pay
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Hundreds of members of the Gulf Air Trade Union are set to stop working at 10am.
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Sharjah Airport cleared over plane crash tragedy
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Preliminary report says part of plane near engine fell off shortly after take-off.
Aramex posts 23% rise in Q3 profit
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Logistics company sees third quarter revenues fall by 11% as global freight forwarding activity drops.
Qatar set to open new Doha airport in 2011
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Airport to have capacity for 24m passengers and cargo of 1.4m tonnes a year.
2014 completion date for Saudi airport expansion
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Saudi officials set to issue contracts for airport in Madinah in October 2010.
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