10% of routes for Boom supersonic flights expected to originate from Gulf countries, says founder Blake Scholl US-based Boom Technology will cut the existing flight time from Dubai to London or Abu Dhabi to Sydney by half when its supersonic passenger jet comes into commercial operation....

Dubai: Just days after Emirates said it will be cutting down on its flights to five of its 12 US destinations following the electronics ban coupled with visa restrictions, its chairman says the airline would be redeploying aircraft used on those routes, to newer destinations in the East and...

After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis. The company expects to deploy its flying taxis in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Dubai by 2020, Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said at the Uber Elevate...

A steep fine and black points on the driving licence are the deterrent the government uses to ensure people drive safely at all times. Traffic rules in Dubai are known to be among the toughest in the world. In fact, even the process of obtaining a driving licence is a rigorous one, just to...

He was saved after a 5-hour operation. The Dubai Police rescued a worker who fell into a pit full of running groundwater and got trapped in it after sand blocks and stones collapsed on him. It took five hours to save the man, said Lt. Col. Ahmed Ateeq Bourguiba, deputy director of the...

Twenty-nine people stranded at sea were rescued by the Abu Dhabi Air Wing, police said on Tuesday. Four Emiratis were among those rescued after the boat they were on broke down near Al Marawah Island, located about 100 kilometres from the capital. Helicopters and rescue boats were sent...

Etisalat’s first-quarter profit rose 5 per cent in the first three months of the year, as lower operating costs offset falling revenues outside the UAE. The operator’s net income grew to Dh2.1 billion for the first quarter, compared with Dh2bn for the same period last year, even as total...

Yesterday, UAE media reported that the country had decided to ban some fruits and vegetables from the sultanate Oman has said 98 per cent of its sampled produce has conformed with international pesticide limits following reports of a ban on exports of some fruits and vegetables to the UAE...

Emirates said last week it was cutting flights on five US routes Demand for U.S. routes not affected by flight cuts “is holding”, Emirates airlines chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said on Tuesday. Dubai-based Emirates, the largest international airline by passenger...

Dubai College of Tourism is dedicated to training the next generation of tourism professionals Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has announced the launch of the Dubai College of Tourism, dedicated to training the next generation of tourism professionals....