WASHINGTON: Thousands of Boeing employees gathered at the company’s Renton, Washington factory on 13 March celebrated the 10,000th 737 to come off the production line. With this airplane, a 737 MAX 8 for Southwest Airlines, the 737 has broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most produced commercial jet aircraft model. “This incredible milestone is a testament to the work we do every day to build the most reliable and efficient single-aisle airplane in the world,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Kevin McAllister. “It represents more than 50 years of success and achievement on the part of…
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MUSCAT: Passengers travelling from the new Muscat International Airport will be subject to strict check-in timings when it opens on March 20, said a report. Passengers will have to report three hours before their flight’s scheduled time of departure at the new airport, while those who need to cancel their visas need to report four hours before the time of departure, said a report in Times of Oman citing a notice issued by the Board of Airline Representatives to all travel agents in the sultanate. The strict timings, which aim to ensure smooth handling of passengers and timely departure of…
PESHAWAR: The biggest Buddha statue in the Peshawar Museum would be displayed at the Rietberg Museum Zurich in Switzerland at an exhibition to show Buddhists Heritage Richness of Pakistan to the world to attract more Buddhists tourists to Pakistan. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism and Museums Department and the Switzerland government, the Buddha would be transported to Switzerland where it will be showcased at the Rietberg Museum Zurichto promote religious tourism. Secretary Tourism, Sports, Archeology, Museums and Youth Affairs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Tariq and Director Rietberg Museum Zurich, Switzerland, Albert…
KARACHI: Professional Institute of Hotel & Tourism Management (POHTM) arranged “Meet the Chef” Program for Culinary Arts Students, Chef Raja Abdullah from the Ramada Plaza Hotel was invited to share his life and professional experiences. He later joined students and demonstrated how to present food. Students were thrilled to learn from Chef Raja and it was an unparallel learning experience for them. It was an emotional end to the session as Mr. Mansoor Iqbal Siddiqui, Director presented note of thanks, a bouquet and a souvenir as a token of appreciation to Chef Raja Abdullah.
LAHORE: Haji Munir Ahmad Ch. CEO Highline Services (Pvt.) Ltd( 4 th R) and other members of Business Group met with Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Ali Mian and discussed matters related to their businesses. They are seen here in the picture with Muhammad Ali Mian.
ISLAMABAD: Serena Hotels hosted a breakfast to celebrate International Women’s Day and honour the women associated with and present in Serena. All the women guest, associates, Serena Business Complex partners and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present. [huge_it_slider id=”199″] Mr. Aziz Boolani, CEO of Serena Hotels, said, “At Serena we believe that investing in women is the most effective way to improve the standards of living of communities and many of our CSR initiatives work with women to empower them socially and economically”. The objectives of the International Women’s Day are to celebrate the struggle for women’s…
Ch Faisal Mehmood We witnessed sharp increase in the number of foreign airlines becoming on-line in Pakistan last year and the trend remains the same this year also as more low cost carrier are opting to penetrate in Pakistan’s Travel Market. New carriers, whether state owned or private sector enterprises, have been coming in directly or by appointing general sales agents. Several foreign airlines, which have been operating to and from our main airports since long, have asked for and have been granted, access to more and more of our cities with all the Five Freedoms. This shows, among other…
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Member Pakistan National Assembly Mr. Asad Umar on Sunday said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had taken tangible steps for the promotion of tourism and termed the engagement of private sector a positive initiative in that direction. [huge_it_slider id=”198″] “The KP government initiatives are yielding results as a record number of tourists and visitors had visited the scenic places of the province during the last four and half years despite militancy and law and order situation,”the MNA said while speaking as chief guest at the 3rdTech Valley Conference 2018 in Abbottabad. Titled as ‘3Ts -…
WASHINGTON: According to the sixth World Happiness Report, Pakistan is 58 points ahead of its arch-rival India, 11 points ahead of all-weather friend China, 31 of Iran, and 70 points ahead of Afghanistan on the ranking table of happiness. [huge_it_slider id=”197″] Pakistan was ranked at 75 in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report which ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption. India slipped 11 places as it was placed 122nd last year. It was behind the majority of South…
BERLIN: Travel bans, terror threats and political unrest haven’t deterred holidaymakers, so the world tourism is booming. A festive opening gala with leading figures from politics and tourism – A spectacular programme of shows by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the partner region of ITB Berlin, kicked off the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show. [huge_it_slider id=”196″] Numerous celebrities attended the World’s Largest Travel Trade Show, with Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel holding a jolly speech that marked her opening of ITB Berlin.Politicians attending included Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller, President of the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) Dr. Michael Frenzel,…