The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Air India Express flights till October 2 for allegedly bringing passengers with Covid-positive certificates twice during the last couple of weeks, senior government officials said on Friday.

As per the UAE government rules, each passenger traveling from India needs to bring an original Covid-negative certificate from RT-PCR test done 96 hours prior to the journey.

“A"...

LONDON: British Airways is having to take every measure possible to make it through the winter because a fear of flying during the pandemic has destroyed any hope of a rapid return to normality, its boss said on Wednesday.

BA CEO Alex Cruz told a parliamentary select committee that the airline was running at 25 to 30 percent of its normal flight schedule, prompting it to cut thousands of jobs because “fewer flights means fewer people required"...

• AMERICAN EXPRESS TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND AND ENHANCE EXISTING CENTURION LOUNGES AT NEW YORK’S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT AND LAS VEGAS’ MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• AMERICAN EXPRESS INTRODUCES NEW “CENTURION LOUNGE COMMITMENT” HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Today, American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced plans to expand two of its signature Centurion Lounges and introduced The Centurion Lounge Commitment, a set of new health and safety protocols and practices, which will be implemented"...

Thai Airways, the nation’s flag carrier, faces one of its biggest challenges in its 60-year history, with a local court set to rule on its debt restructuring on Monday.

The Central Bankruptcy Court will decide whether the airline can proceed with its plan to rehabilitate its debt. The company, which had total liabilities of 332.2 billion baht ($10.6bn/Dh38.9bn) at the end of June, is one of the nation’s most high-profile debt cases.

Airlines in India that fail to uphold social distancing and safety rules will face a two-week flight suspension, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The notice came after Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut was mobbed by members of the media on a flight on Wednesday.

The actor was flying on IndiGo flight 6E-264 from Chandigarh in the north of the"...

The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday said that 577 building permits were issued by all municipalities of Qatar in August this year, a decrease of 16 percent when compared with the previous month.
According to a press release issued by PSA, the decrease was noted in the majority of the municipalities including Al Wakrah and Al Sheehaniya by 35 percent each, Al Rayyan by 25 percent, Umm Sala by 23 percent, Al Da’ayen by 10 percent.
On the other hand, the municipality of Al Shamal showed"...

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company and Marelli, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year global agreement for automotive engineering services.

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Turkish Airlines has signed an IT deal with Amadeus that will help it deliver personalised offers to travellers across all platforms and devices.

The Turkish flag carrier is aiming to expand its customer reach with a series of new shopping solutions from Amadeus’ Offer Suite. These flexible and modular solutions will allow the airline to connect with new market"...

United Airlines will eliminate 16,370 jobs next month as the carrier shrinks operations in response to the steep decline for air travel demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The furloughs announced on Wednesday will take effect as soon as October 1 as a six-month restriction on job cuts imposed in exchange for aid under the US Cares Act expires.

To date, about 7,400 United"...