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Airbus hires over half of 13,000 employees targeted in 2023
European plane maker says new hires 'instrumental' in supporting its production ramp-up and decarbonisation plans
Air taxi maker Volocopter completes first test flight in Saudi Arabia's Neom
Trial marks a step towards operating electric vertical take-off and landing flights in the futuristic city being built in the kingdom
WEF says world will take 131 years to close the gender gap
Covid-19 pandemic significantly slowed progress, with women's economic participation regressing
Global aviation sector needs 1.3 million new workers over next decade
Commercial travel segment requires 1.18 million professionals while business travel needs 106,000, CAE says
Air India confirms $70bn orders for 470 Boeing and Airbus jets
Tata-owned airline confirms its order for 250 Airbus aircraft and 220 new Boeing jets, following a preliminary deal in February
Emirates airline to raise wages to offset rising cost of living
Increases in basic pay and fixed allowances set to start from July
India's IndiGo places record order for 500 Airbus jets
Deal is the biggest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation
Saudi Arabia's Flynas firms up $3.73bn order for 30 Airbus narrow-body jets
Twenty-four agreements and initial deals signed at France–Saudi Investment Forum in Paris
Generation Start-up: How Takestep breaks the stigma of addiction
Egyptian HealthTech start-up is seeking $1 million in new funding round to expand in the GCC
Aviation executives think 2055 is more realistic timeline to hit net-zero targets
With rising costs, supply issues and energy resources being the major hurdles, the industry is calling for more support to meet its 2050 decarbonisation goals
Dubai opens fifth phase of world's biggest single-site solar park
Phase five of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will reduce carbon emissions by 1.18 million tonnes annually
Dubai start-ups' funding doubled in 2022 to $2 billion
Report shows emirate's progress in attracting digital entrepreneurs
Boeing forecasts new aircraft deliveries to hit $8 trillion by 2042
US plane maker projects need for 42,500 commercial jets over next two decades, led by Asia-Pacific markets
Middle East investors 'see diversification potential of digital assets'
Overwhelming majority of regional investors polled want digital assets to be combined with other traditional asset classes
Airbus raises 20-year forecast for new jet deliveries
European plane maker now expects 40,850 deliveries, up from 39,490 in its previous forecast issued in 2022
