Clive Sauvé-Hopkins to oversee dnata’s ground handling and cargo businesses across 16 countries. dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, announced the appointment of Clive Sauvé-Hopkins to the position of Divisional Senior Vice President (DSVP), Airport Operations. In his role, Clive will oversee the company’s global ground handling and cargo business at 97 airports in 16 countries. He will manage a team of over 37,000 customer-centric aviation professionals, ensuring consistent high quality and safe services for more than 330 airline customers. Clive brings with him extensive international experience in commercial strategy and business transformation, having held several senior leadership positions with Swissport, Servisair, Aviapartner, Qatar Airways, and the…
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Nakheel, the Dubai-based world-leading master developer, has appointed a contractor for the construction of Rixos Bay Residences and Villas, part of Rixos Dubai Islands, Hotel & Residences, the exclusive contemporary waterfront residential retreat offering sophisticated beachfront homes and upscale amenities. The contract for the construction of Rixos Bay Residences and Villas has been awarded to Sembol Construction, with work set to commence soon. Established in 2000, Sembol Construction is renowned in the global market as well as in the UAE for their breathtaking projects. By working across different regions, the company has built complex and challenging developments within set timelines and…
Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading logistics company, Eurus Express. Together, they will explore the opportunities to create a joint venture (JV) that will support future business growth and cultivate sustainable progress in Hainan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Eurus Express, a leading integrated logistics solution provider, offers highly customized supply chain solutions to their partners through a global network of 58 locations in 17 countries. As part of this opportunity, the proposed JV would see Menzies Aviation and Eurus Express work together to provide…
Turner & Townsend, a leading global professional services company in the construction industry, has released its inaugural Middle East Digital Market Intelligence Report, surveying key decision makers working on Middle East construction projects, with 63 percent of respondents stating their organisation has an active digital strategy. Companies in the region are strategically embracing digital technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and cloud construction management software. The construction sector, which has a market value of US$9.7tn, is experiencing an expedited surge in digital adoption due to heightened demand for infrastructure, a scarcity of trained labour, increased stakeholder expectations for data transparency…
Arsenal and Sobha Realty have announced today a new long-term vision for their partnership which will see the Dubai-based luxury real estate developer becoming the club’s first ever training ground naming rights partner. The training ground is being renamed as Sobha Realty Training Centre. As part of the same agreement, Sobha Realty becomes a Principal Partner of Arsenal and the official training kit sleeve partner for the club’s men’s and women’s teams. The partnership will see Arsenal benefit from Sobha Realty’s unrivalled expertise in property and real estate to explore the development opportunities at the club’s training ground. This supports…
HNA Cargo, one of China’s largest air logistics groups and agents to China’s fourth largest airline, HNA Aviation Group, announced today that it will partner with the cargo.one digital booking platform. Launching HNA Cargo’s first global digital sales, cargo.one will soon bring freight forwarders in 107 markets exciting new access to HNA Cargo capacity, including routes into China and Asia Pacific. The logistics group gains cargo.one’s award winning digital booking experience, as well as its global scale and expertise, having already digitalized sales for over 50 airline partners. HNA Cargo becomes the air logistics group partner that offers the most…
Odys Aviation, a sustainable aviation company building hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and Aramex (DFM: ARMX), a market-leading provider of express delivery and logistics services to the Middle East and other emerging economies, today announced a partnership to develop cargo operations in the UAE, Oman and further afield in the region. Odys Aviation’s state-of-the-art aircraft, designed in multiple configurations for cargo, will deliver all-electric propulsion for distances up to 320 kilometres and offer a hybrid-electric range of more than 1,200 kilometres. As a result, flights operated via these aircraft have the potential to reduce carbon emissions on pan-GCC…
In a ground-breaking operation dubbed ‘Wheelhouse’, Dubai Customs intercepted the smuggling of 234.68 kilograms of narcotics, specifically hashish. The process at the Dubai Creek and Deira Wharfage Customs Center stopped a wooden ship that raised suspicion upon arrival at the harbour. Leading the operation, Dubai Customs task force “Siyaj” subjected the vessel to meticulous inspection, utilizing the state-of-the-art Periscope technology designed for examining confined spaces. The device provides high-res images in darkness, facilitating contraband detection. The illicit substances were discovered ingeniously concealed within the ship’s wheelhouse. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DP World Group and Chairman of…