Jazeera Airways ended 2020 with a cash balance of KD19,7 million; a solid sign of how the company managed to navigate through a very tough and exceptional year and a confirmation of Jazeera’s solid and stable cash position.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has partnered with local designers to upcycle obsolete aircraft cabin interiors into pieces of art, as an environmentally friendly alternative of dealing with waste. 

Carpet and fabric rolls, emergency equipment, sidewalls and windows, and economy and business class seats are just some of the old aircraft parts Azza Al Qubaisi and Christine Wilson used to design art installations for Etihad Airways.

 Terry Daly, executive director guest experience, brand and marketing, Etihad, said, “End-of-life parts that were destined for landfill have been repurposed into beautiful art instillations by skilled artists who used rare and unwanted aircraft scraps. By collaborating with artists from the local community, our goal is to not only showcase talent within the region, but to further encourage sustainable innovation that’s good for the environment”.

 Born in Abu Dhabi, Emirati sculptor Azza Al Qubaisi’s first art piece used seat floor mounting rails as a building motif to create symmetric geometric formations that can be displayed free standing or suspended from the ceiling.

 Using aircraft curtains, wall panels, life jackets and cabin interiors, Christine Wilson, an emerging artist from Ireland based in Dubai, designed a multidimensional upcycled art piece to encapsulate a textural zeitgeist of Etihad.

 Inspired by nature with a passion for the environment, Christine founded her ‘covid-couture’ business at the start of the global pandemic to play her part in remaking the world and living a sustainable life.

 Etihad is displaying the art pieces at Etihad Headquarters and hopes to commission similar work in the future.

The Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau (ADCEB) has made a successful start to this year by winning the ‘Best Marketing Destination’ award at the MICE China Forum and Awards.

Dubai International (DXB) made positive strides towards recovery after a challenging year with a total of 25,9 million customers travelling through the airport in 2020, a decrease of 70 percent compared to 2019.

Baron Resort Sharm el Sheikh is awarded as the best seller in the Kazakhstan market from Nefer Tours.

Cruise Saudi is welcoming two global cruise industry experts who will be joining the Cruise Saudi team in Jeddah in the coming weeks, bringing a combined 58 years of experience to the organisation.

A delegation from the Ajman Free Zone led by H.E. Ali Abdulla Bin Towaih AlSuwaidi, director general, AFZ visited Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site, in line with AFZ’s commitment and vision of achieving sustainability. 

The pavilion has been built to operate net zero for energy and water consumption as part of its sustainable building design. The delegation explored the pavilion’s features to learn more about how to create a more sustainable future and the many ways people can practice sustainable living, including solar energy and smart use of water.

 Ajman Free Zone, which is the first free zone to visit the pavilion and the first entity from Ajman, has been adopting the trend and is set to complete the construction of its Eco-Friendly Zone project, which integrates sustainable technologies and practices in line with its environmental sustainability agenda.

Visit Maldives had commenced a campaign with Expedia Group to promote Maldives as one of the most secluded and serene destinations in the world for tourists.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has resumed its direct operations to and from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport with two weekly flights starting which commenced on February 15 on its new Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Celebrating women in the UAE who make this world a better place to live, Fujairah Social and Cultural Association and KASHKHA, a leading modest fashion brand, have together launched a special awards programme for Emirati women.