Simple Flying caught up with the program’s leadership.At the turn of the year, Emirates Skywards celebrated the surpassing of 30 million members. At WAF Lisbon last week, Simple Flying asked Nejib Ben-Khedher, Divisional Senior Vice President for Skywards, about how he feels about achieving such a landmark, only to find out that another 300,000 members […]
Sun, Nov 05, 2023 | Rabi Al-Aakhir 21, 1445Published: Mon 16 Oct 2023, 4:18 PMAl Etihad Payments (AEP), a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has announced the launch of Aani, an instant payment platform that aims to transform the landscape of digital payments in the UAE. Aani, a key initiative under […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Passengers traveling from the United Arab Emirates to the USA will avoid long U.S. Customs lines now that a new pre-clearance facility has opened in Abu Dhabi’s airport, officials said Sunday, although the development has drawn criticism from U.S. pilots and members of Congress.Critics allege the decision to open the […]
For travel to the United States on a temporary basis, including tourism, temporary employment, study and exchange.For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States.The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of participating countries* to travel to the United States without a visa for stays of 90 days or less, when they […]
A Zimbabwe- and Dubai-based firm has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Zimbabwe that would see a fifth of the southern African country’s landmass conceded for carbon credit production.The deal, which was announced in Harare on 29 September, will give Blue Carbon blanket control over 7.5 million hectares of Zimbabwean forest.The agreement comes shortly after […]
The Genetec Clearance system eliminates the need to physically transfer video and data to allow law enforcement and government agencies to receive event information in a more timely manner. Genetec has recently upgraded its Clearance platform, which was made possible through the integration of its Security Center Fleet Monitoring module. MONTREAL— Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified […]