BRUSSELLES: A leading global supplier of security inspection technology today, 29th March, announced that its 920CT checkpoint screening system has achieved C3 approval from the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) under its Common Evaluation Process (CEP) for Explosive Detection Systems for Cabin Baggage (EDSCB). With this approval, passengers may now leave liquids and laptops in their carry-on luggage during the screening process at airport checkpoints that utilize the 920CT system and follow the ECAC standards. Rapiscan’s 920CT is equipped with advanced software and detection algorithms that are designed to be upgradeable. With 3D volumetric imaging, the 920CT is superior to…
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has retained its seat on the executive council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the Middle East region for the third time in a row, said a report. The announcement was made during a UNWTO regional committee meeting held in Cairo on Sunday last, in which Saudi Arabia also participated. The country was represented by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) and the delegation was headed by Ahmad bin Aqil Al-Khatib, who is chairman of the SCTH board of directors, it said. The kingdom’s place on the UNWTO executive council is in line…
QUETTA: Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the ground breaking ceremony of various mega projects, including the Gwadar International Airport on Friday, 29 March. This new airport of Gwadar will be the Pakistan’s second largest that will be fully equipped with the state of art facilities and the capability to handle ATR 72, Airbus A-300 and Boeing B-747 aircraft on domestic as well as international routes. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamail said the prime minister also laid the foundation stone of the western route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Earlier this week, Lijian Zhao, deputy chief of mission at the…
KARACHI: Hashoo Group owners of the Pearl Continental and Marriott Hotels in Pakistan will be hosting a Nepalese food and cultural show. A Chef from Nepal will be coming to Pakistan with authentic recipes that will give a true taste of Nepalese food to the people of Pakistan. A worldwide renowned Nepalese musical band, Kutumba will be performing during the food festival in three cities of Pakistan, first week of April 2019. The Nepalese food festival and Kutumba musical tour will start from Islamabad from April 3rd, 2019 in Karachi, 7th and 8th April at Karachi Marriott Hotel and later…
ISLAMABAD: The International Hospitality Investment Group (IHIG) is investing $118 million in the tourism industry of Pakistan that will create 4000 job opportunities in the country. The CEO IHIG, Mr. Noor ul Asif, along with its Chairman, Mr. Alun Richards, held a meeting with the Chairman Board of Tourism, Mr. Zulfi Bukhari, Special Advisor on Political Affairs to the Prime Minister, Mr. Naeem ul Haq and the Chairmain Board of Investment (BOI), Mr. Haroon Sharif. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat in Islamabad to discuss the prospects of investment in Pakistan. Mr. Bukhari assured the Chairman of…
WASHINGTON: US aviation authorities will defend their certification methods for new planes before lawmakers Wednesday, 27 March, two weeks after grounding the Boeing 737 MAX over two deadly crashes in less than five months. Boeing has flown test flights of its 737 MAX to evaluate a fix for the system targeted as a potential cause of the crashes, two sources familiar with the matter said. The aviation giant, which has been under fire and has seen its flagship narrow-body planes grounded since March 13, tested the system upgrade on Monday, two days after pilots from American and Southwest Airlines did…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has denied rumours that its shares are being sold to foreign investors. “News reports about the sale of Turkish Airlines that surface from time to time have no basis in reality,” Yahya Ustun, the airline’s top media relations official, said on Wednesday, 27 March. Since last week, misleading reports have emerged on the internet saying that Turkey’s national carrier has sold a minority stake to Qatar Airways under a multi-billion dollar deal, according to Daily Sabah. “We wish to respectfully inform the public that we reserve our legal rights about these baseless speculations,” Ustun said on Twitter,…
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Muhammad Atif Khan has said that local populace will be encouraged to help government develop new tourist sites in the province. “The promotion of tourism will be a distant dream if all stakeholders, including local population, are not included in the overall development process of tourist spots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” Atif Khan said while speaking at a workshop here on Thursday. The United Nation Development Program and the Tourism Department had jointly organised a consultative workshop on the ‘Rehabilitation of new tourist spots’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Secretary Tourism Rashid Mehmood, Director Youth Affairs Asfandyar Khattak,…
ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel on Wednesday, 27 March, called for provision of ‘adequate’ funds to the Sindh Rangers for shifting their headquarters from Jinnah Courts, a historically significant pre-Partition national heritage building in Karachi. The NA standing committee, which met here with Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz in the Chair, also sought details of funds provided to the Sindh Rangers and their distribution to date. Originally named the Leslie Wilson Muslim Hostel, Jinnah Courts were constructed through the use of donations from citizens as well as provincial local bodies to provide residential facilities to students who came from across Sindh…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has achieved its best February results in five years with the highest seat load factor for February since 2014; immediately a month after launching the boutique airline strategy. With the growth of capacity and the increase of destinations, frequencies and fleet, the February 2019 results show Gulf Air’s strategic expansion with 75.7 per cent seat load factor and a record number of 478,959 passengers. The preliminary results for the month of March, based on the first 20 days, also show record numbers that beat all March results since 2012 in both seat…