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AVIATION-
#1- Menzies Aviation eyes tapping into the UAE market: The world’s largest aviation services firm Menzies Aviation plans to make an “aggressive” expansion into the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the next five years, Chairman of the Kuwaiti-owned company Hassan El-Houry told Gulf News.
About Menzies: Menzies Aviation currently operates over 295 airports across 65 countries and handles more than 4.5 mn flights and 2 mn tons of cargo annually. The UK-based company was acquired by Kwuait’s Agility Logistics in 2022.
#2- Eihad to fly its A380 to Singapore for the first time: Etihad Airways will start using its A380 fleet in flights to Singapore from 1 February 2025, a statement from the Abu Dhabi flag carrier showed. Etihad also said it plans to increase the number of weekly flights to Thailand to 41 from the current 35 starting 27 October 2024, with 21 flights to Bangkok and 20 to Phuket.
ENERGY-
Abu Dhabi to implement a centralized system to track stack emissions: The Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi has embarked on a new project that will tie up stack emission monitoring systems in the emirate’s industrial, energy, and oil and gas sectors to a central monitoring system, Wam reported. The project will allow the agency to collect real-time data on air pollutants from up to 500 stacks and take action if the emissions exceed the permissible limit.
There’s more: Facilities that don’t require the installation of emission monitoring systems will still be obliged to submit their emission records online to feed them into the central database. Some 53 stacks have been linked so far to the central emission monitoring system.
BANKING-
The National Bank of Fujairah has partnered with UK’s Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB) to access its cloud-based solutions and open finance platform eMACH.ai to boost digital transformation at the bank and roll out new digital services to its customers, a joint statement (pdf) showed.
TECH-
Adnec taps QPortal to facilitate booking for its community sports events: Adnec Group, the organizer of Abu Dhabi Summer Sports and Al Ain Summer Sports, has partnered with Qode to use its online venue management solution QPortal to streamline the booking procedures for attendees of the community sports events, according to a statement from Adnec.
EDUCATION-
Sharjah’s Ruler Sultan bin Muhammed Al Qasimi will officially inaugurate Al Dhaid University on 16 September, two weeks after the start of the academic year, Al Qasimi was quoted by Wam as saying during a televised call. Located in the central region of the emirate, the university will house two faculties, agriculture and veterinary medicine.
NBFS-
MultiPass coming to Dubai: UK’s payment solutions provider MultiPass plans to launch its services in Dubai, after it received license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, according to a statement picked up by Zawya. The license allows MultiPass to access the AED currency, as well as perform instant local payouts. The company targets businesses with frequent cross-border payment flows.
TAX-
Tax Authority doubles down on promoting tax culture: The Federal Tax Authority has inked an MoU with the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment to promote tax culture and raise the level of awareness among taxpayers about tax legislation and obligations by launching ad hoc events and initiatives, Wam reported.
