COVID-19 takes a hit on du’s mobile revenues for first-half 2020

Dubai: The Dubai-based telco du recorded revenues of Dh5.66 billion for the first six months of 2020, helping it generate a net income of Dh570 million. The COVID-19 outbreak placed a squeeze on du’s sales activity, changes in customer behavior, as well as dips in tourism and trade activity. There was a “contraction” in mobile and […]

First-ever airplane emissions standards in the US to be unveiled: sources

WASHINGTON: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to announce on Wednesday the first proposed US emissions standards for commercial aircraft, officials briefed on the matter said. In 2016, the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed on global airplane emissions standards aimed at makers of small and large planes, including Airbus SE and Boeing Co, […]