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ISTANBUL: Hitit received awards in two categories in the Bluesky Awards: Aviation Software Company of the Year and Aviation Technology Company of the Year. The innovative technology of Hitit continues to receive awards. Hitit, providing cutting-edge technology and new-generation IT solutions to 48 airlines from 38 countries, won the Aviation Software Company of the Year and Aviation Technology Company of the Year awards in the Bluesky Awards program. Hitit is also Turkey’s first and largest software service exporter with its service exports in the field of aviation technologies. The Technological Power Of The Global Aviation Industry Hitit, which has grown…

KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) hopes it can resume licensing pilots in February with the release of an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit report after a scandal over fake licenses, an authority official said. “We are hopeful we will resume issuance of licensing following the release of the ICAO audit report expected in February,” Khaqan Murtaza, DG CAA, told reporters at a news briefing at the authority’s headquarters. The ICAO, the UN Aviation body, advised Pakistan in September 2020 to undertake immediate corrective action and suspend the issue of any new pilot licences after false licences came to…

DUBAI: Thursday, December 9, 2021 — Dubai-based flydubai and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national flag carrier of Pakistan, have signed a new interline agreement which will provide passengers with greater options for travel between Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and onwards to more destinations on the carriers’ combined networks. The interline agreement will allow PIA to sell seats beyond Dubai to nine destinations on the flydubai network: Almaty, Bahrain, Baku, Baghdad, Istanbul, Kuwait, Mashhad, Moscow and Najaf. flydubai will be able to sell seats on PIA’s flights between Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar connecting in Dubai and anywhere on flydubai’s…

MADRID: Over the course of three days, the 24th session of the UNWTO General Assembly underscored global tourism’s commitment to restarting around the shared pillars of sustainability, innovation, and solidarity. Representatives of 131 UNWTO Member States, including 59 ministers and vice-ministers of tourism, attended the Assembly in the Spanish capital, Madrid from November 30 – December 3. Alongside the participation of Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, the political support to UNWTO from the Spanish government was underlined with the presence of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares. On the eve of…

KARACHI: His Excellency Lee Bijan, Counsel General of China, South Region (Sind & Baluchistan) along with Mr.  Changgaiz Khan, Mr.  Muhammad Khan, Deputy Counsel, and diplomats of China paid a visit to Mr. Jan Mohammad Jamali, Speaker Baluchistan Assembly, and wished him good health and discussed matters of mutual interest. Later Souvenirs and shields were exchanged.

JEDDAH: Less than four years after lifting a ban on cinemas, Saudi Arabia rolled out the red carpet Monday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for celebrities descending on the kingdom’s first major film festival. Saudi, Arab and foreign actors walked the red carpet in evening wear – a far cry from the traditional black abaya that until recently was the officially mandated dress code for women. “It’s a historical day in the kingdom,” the festival’s director Mohammed Al Turki told AFP. Movie houses were barred for decades until April 2018, but over the next 10 days, actors and…

KARACHI: Karachi is becoming a lively city with each passing day with many cultural and social events taking place daily. This city is among the most peaceful among the world. This is why it is an active happening town. These views were expressed by Japanese Consul General, His Excellency Toshikazu Isomura while inaugurating Hotel Mehran’s newly refurbished restaurant, Killay. The Japanese envoy said foreign diplomats posted in Karachi find it a relaxing city and lively town as numerous social gatherings and cultural events are held regularly. Mr Isomura said he was striving to enhance people to people contact between Pakistan…

DUBAI: In Dubai, the land of unlimited possibilities, nothing seems to be impossible. For the first time, a luxury hotel, Kempinski Floating Palace, will open as a floating building around which 12 floating luxury villas are grouped with the possibility to sail to other anchorages at times. The high-tech metropolis and emirate of superlatives is always up for surprises, and with the new extraordinary Kempinski Floating Palace, set to open in 2023, discerning guests are awaited by a jewel of a very special kind. Anchored next to one of the most exclusive beach stretches in Dubai on Jumeirah Beach Road,…

ABU DHABI : The UAE Government has announced the launch of the UAE Railways Program, the largest integrated system for transporting goods and passengers across the country, worth AED50 billion ($13.61 billion). The programme constitutes an integrated strategy for the railway sector in the UAE for the coming decades, as it includes a national network of railway projects that link the emirates and the key cities of the country. It was launched in the presence of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,…

KARACHI: The visiting Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Suh Sangpyo, met with a group of businessmen in Karachi. Prominent among them were Arif Habib, Ehsan Malik, Abbas Akberali, Asad Ali Shah, Bashir Ali Mohammad, Nadeem Kazmi, Sohail Shams, Sulaiman Mehdi and Kalim Farooqui along with the Consul General of Korea in Karachi, Kim Haksung. In the meeting, each participant spoke about the potential that exists for trade and investments between the two countries. His Excellency Ambassador Sangpyo, while acknowledging the fact pointed towards the increase in interest of the Korean Companies, look Pakistan as a potential destiny. He named…