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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal announced the club’s biggest-ever sponsorship deal worth a reported £200 million on Monday, extending their shirt partnership with Dubai-based airline Emirates by five years. The Gunners confirmed the branding of Emirates, which began its sponsorship agreement with the north London club in 2006, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top executives of Emirates and flydubai Airlines plan to offer travellers more connectivity and flight options in 2018, with new codeshare flights planned for various destinations across the globe including Entebbe. Both Dubai-based airlines currently offer customers with codeshares to 81 destinations. The partnership of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emirates’ new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its game changing fully enclosed private suites in First Class, as well as refreshed Business and Economy Class cabins, has now entered service, to the delight of customers. The new Emirates cabins were unveiled for the first …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Emirates Airlines on Sunday agreed to purchase 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners for $15.1 billion at list price, its chief Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said. Emirates is already the world’s largest client for Boeing’s 777, with 165 jets and another 164 on firm …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Leading Middle East airline Emirates said Thursday its half year net profit rebounded strongly from a slump last year due to cost saving measures and favourable exchange rates. The Dubai flag carrier said it posted a net profit of $452 million in the period …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Nuwagaba, the treasurer of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) is dead.  The long time Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) official collapsed on an Emirates flight that was headed for Dubai Monday evening and later died. UAF president Dominic Otuchet confirmed the news, describing it as …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  Emirates Airlines is focusing on making its brand in Uganda more vibrant in an effort to woo more travelers to its planes. Speaking to journalists in Kampala on Oct. 12, the Airline’s Country Manager for Uganda, Puneet Kohli said that they recently introduced new products …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Arsene Wenger looks set, according to the British media, to be offered and agree to a new contract at an Arsenal board meeting on Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty which the Frenchman admitted affected performances. Here AFP Sports looks at five problem areas which …

Entebbe International Airport now ISO certified Entebbe International Airport and the Civil Aviation Authority have received the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) certificate making Uganda one of the African countries to have received certification from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). ISO 9001:2008 certification means that the country’s  aviation …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | An Emirates plane with 275 people on board was involved in an accident on landing Wednesday at Dubai airport but all the passengers were evacuated safely, the government said. Footage on social media showed smoke billowing from the aircraft. “An Emirates plane coming …