DAMASCUS: Besides killing thousands of innocent citizens ,the recent plundering of priceless artifacts from Syria and Iraq by both terrorists and criminal gangs has taken place on an unprecedented scale. All these stolen items have been turning up in Europe and the US, where they are being sold to private collectors. According to the UN heritage body, UNESCO says that this illicit trade is worth millions of dollars. But an innovative solution may now be at hand which enables archaeologists to trace precious artifacts. Working in secret, in areas outside Syrian government control, Syrian archaeologists have begun painting some of…
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Boeing will conduct first flight of the 787-10 on 31 March, subject to weather and other factors. The maiden flight will be operated by a 787-10 equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The aircraft is also offered with General Electric GEnx power plants. The aircraft was rolled out of the production line last month, the same day President Donald Trump visited Boeing South Carolina, and gave a speech with the aircraft in the background. The 787-10 will be built exclusively in South Carolina. Because the center fuselage section of the 787-10 is too large to be carried by dedicated 747…
KARACHI: The Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi, with great zeal and enthusiasm, puts forward various cultural and literary, festivities and celebrations of international accord all the year around, providing its guests with pleasant, fun-filled and memorable experiences. To raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations, Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi participated in the Nobel cause with a Plantation activity on 21 March 2017 at the Hotel. To Celebrate ‘International Day of Forests’ Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada General Manager of the Hotel led the activity along with the…
DUBAI: Emirates will introduce a charge free new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US. Emirates customers travelling to the US via Dubai will be able to utilise their laptops and tablet devices on the first part of their journeys and during transit in Dubai. They must then declare and hand over their laptops, tablets, and other banned electronic devices to security staff at the gate just before boarding their US-bound flight, said a statement. The devices will be carefully packed into boxes, loaded into the…
KARACHI: Mr. Bernd Hildenbrand, CEO Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is calling for help from the government in fighting a price war with revenue wise very strong Gulf airlines; including putting restrictions on the number of flights, they can operate in its home market, Pakistan, indirectly asking the government to revisit its Open Sky policy. He said that the majority state-owned airline is losing about 3.1 billion rupees ($30 million) per month while market share continues to rise for the likes of Emirates Airlines and its Abu Dhabibased neighbour Etihad Airlines, attracted by the potential growth in demand in a nation of…
DUBAI: A new beachfront entertainment destination located at Jumeirah beach in Dubai, featuring MGM and Bellagio hotels, was launched today by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and chairman of Emirates Group, and director- general of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai KhalifaSaeed Suleiman, said a Wam news agency report. wasl Hospitality and Leisure, a subsidiary of…
Singapore’s Changi Airport was announced as the overall winner of the Routes Asia 2017 Marketing Awards at a ceremony on 20 March in Okinawa, Japan. The annual Routes Asia Marketing Awards recognise excellence in airport and destination marketing. Airlines vote for the marketing services that support the successful launch of new routes or the development of existing ones, making them highly regarded in the aviation industry. Last year Changi Airport achieved a record high of 58.7 million passengers and more than 360,000 aircraft movements, representing a 6% increase in traffic. Changi Airport was also the overall winner of the World…
Germany is set to introduce the world’s first zero-emission passenger train to be powered by hydrogen. The Coradia iLint only emits excess steam into the atmosphere, and provides an alternative to the country’s 4,000 diesel trains. Lower Saxony has already ordered 14 of them from French company Alstom, and more are likely to be seen around the country if they are judged a success. Testing is set to be carried out by the end of the year, before it opens up to the public in December 2017. The train was first presented at Berlin’s InnoTrans trade show in August, and it is set to…
KARACHI: We care to preserve the environment. We, at Karachi Marriott are always striving to make the surroundings better. Earth hour is just around the corner and while preparing for event, the Management of Karachi Marriott along with the Regional General Manager Mr. Harmut Noack and all the Department Heads planted the trees and painted the blocks. [huge_it_slider id=”5″]
Written by Ch. Faisal Mahmood The previous year had seen a rather sharp increase in the number of foreign airlines becoming on-line in Pakistan. 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 things, that Pakistan has been a lucrative outbound market for commercial aviation since long, particularly since the…