Leading up to Emirates’ launch of services in Houston and Toronto, the airline has hosted its final North American roadshow in Dallas. The event was the finale for a full month of roadshow events across North America, securing a collective attendance of nearly 4,000 travel industry professionals from Calgary to Miami.
The tour kicked-off on 29th August in Houston, followed by Miami on 6th September, Toronto on 19th September, Calgary on 24th September and ended with the Dallas event on 28th September.
Commenting on the Houston route in Dallas, Ghaith Al Ghaith , Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations World said: “Not only will the new route help promote Dubai and transit markets to America’s south and southwest, it will also promote tourism, business and leisure travel to the southern United States from around the world."
On the Dubai-Houston route, Emirates will operate the technologically-advanced Boeing 777-200LR, the latest addition to its expanding fleet of over 100 wide-bodied aircraft. This aircraft features eight luxurious private suites in First Class, 42 of its latest lie-flat seats in Business and has a generous space for 216 passengers in Economy. The Boeing 777-200LR will also offer shippers up to 14 tonnes of cargo capacity.
Emirates currently employs over 8,000 cabin crew representing more than 100 nationalities. In total Emirates employs over 200 Americans within the entire group of which there are 114 American flight crew.
The schedule for the non-stop service will be:
Flight timings for Emirates' Dubai-Houston service (starting 3rd December 2007)
EK211 Departs Dubai (DXB) at 09:05 hrs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
and arrives in Houston (IAH) at 16:10hrs
EK212 Departs Houston at 18:25 hrs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
and arrives in Dubai at 19:35 hrs the next day
*All times indicated are local
Houston is Emirates’ second gateway in the United States and one of several new destinations on Emirates’ fast expanding international route network, which currently stands at 94 destinations in 60 countries. In addition to Houston, Emirates will also introduce non-stop services from Dubai to Venice, Newcastle, Sao Paulo, Toronto and Ahmedabad this year.
Abu Dhabi Investment House concludes summer internship programme
Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH), one of the leading financial institutions in the Middle East, declared the successful conclusion of its summer internship programme in which several students participated in the two month programme.
Commenting on this programme, Ms. Nahla Moussa Director of HR at ADIH, said “The Interns at ADIH have benefited greatly from this years programme, which has exposed them to modern work practices and business culture, a necessary and valuable experience for college graduates entering the job market. In addition, the programme offered the interns an opportunity to combine theory with practical work experience and develop professional work habits, which will make them eligible for a full time employment offer after graduation.”
The two-month summer internship programme included students from the University of UAE, the American University of Sharjah, and Cardiff University, Wales, U.K.
The programme was specifically designed to provide the interns with the relevant skills and experience required by today’s competitive standards. The students were given the opportunity to spend time in each of the company’s departments to allow them a better insight into how the company functions as a whole. Through training and various assignments and tasks, the students enhanced not only their knowledge of ADIH and its operations but also familiarized themselves with the fundamental concepts of each division of the company such as Private Equity, Real Estate Development, Corporate Communications, Accounting and Human Resources.
Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) was established in 2005 by a combination of leading financial institutions and a group of prominent businessmen and investors from the Gulf region. The main focus of ADIH is to tap into and explore the existing and emerging potential of private equity, corporate finance, real estate, asset management, investment placement, in addition to managing Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), and the management of domestic and international securities. ADIH enjoys unique relationships with various and numerous leading financial and investment institutions, including prominent decision makers within the GCC and Europe.
Since inception, ADIH has been associated with major landmark infrastructural projects across the region including: Beirut Gate (Lebanon), Entertainment City Qatar (Qatar), Sunset Hills, Portareef and The Lagoon - Amwaj Islands (Kingdom of Bahrain).
