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MOU for 20 firm orders and 16 options signed

Latest deal takes Emirates’ total Airbus A380 commitment to 178 aircraft units, underscoring the airline’s confidence in the programme

Lahore – Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, announced a US$ 16 billion (AED 58.7 billion) deal for 36 additional Airbus A380 aircraft, with 20 firm orders and 16 options. Emirates’ A380 fleet operates both Engine Alliance and Rolls-Royce engines, and the airline is evaluating engine options for its latest A380 order.

The additional Airbus A380s will be delivered to Emirates from 2020 onwards.  Together with the airline’s 101-strong A380 fleet and its current order backlog for 41 aircraft, this new order brings Emirates’ commitment to the A380 programme to 178 aircraft, worth over US$ 60 billion.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said: “Emirates truly represents Dubai’s spirit of growth, innovation and resilience. It also epitomises the city’s increasing role in connecting the world in terms of people, capital and information flows. This deal reflects Emirates’ confidence in shaping the future, and its commitment to advancing Dubai’s vision to grow further as a world-class destination and aviation hub.”

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) today with John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft at the airline’s headquarters in Dubai.

Sheikh Ahmed said: “We’ve made no secret of the fact that the A380 has been a success for Emirates. Our customers love it, and we’ve been able to deploy it on different missions across our network, giving us flexibility in terms of range and passenger mix.

He added: “Some of the new A380s we’ve just ordered will be used as fleet replacements. This order will provide stability to the A380 production line. We will continue to work closely with Airbus to further enhance the aircraft and onboard product, so as to offer our passengers the best possible experience. The beauty of this aircraft is that the technology and real estate on board gives us plenty of room to do something different with the interiors.”

“I would like to thank Emirates, Sheikh Ahmed, Tim Clark and Adel Al-Redha for their continued support of the A380,” said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft. “This aircraft has contributed enormously to Emirates’ growth and success since 2008 and we are delighted that it will continue to do so. This new order underscores Airbus’ commitment to produce the A380 at least for another ten years. I’m personally convinced more orders will follow Emirates’ example and that this great aircraft will be built well into the 2030s.”

Emirates’ partnership with Airbus spans decades. Emirates is by far the largest Airbus A380 operator on the planet with 101 A380s in service today.

Karachi – Dawlance, Pakistan’s leading home appliance manufacturer in its aim to further reward its esteemed customer base, has launched an exclusive ‘Wedding season offer’ in the country.
Through the means of this offer, upon purchase of the wide-range of Dawlance home appliances, the consumers don’t just get supreme quality products that will serve the purpose, as they move on to this precious phase of their lives, but also get rewarded with the ultimate wedding gift for their selection of one of country’s most trusted home appliance manufacturing brand.
By purchasing Dawlance products, customers can ensure themselves a great chance to win from a range of offers starting from exclusive honeymoon packages for Istanbul (Turkey) and Dubai, to a two-night stay in one of Pakistan’s best hotels, or being rewarded with free Dawlance kitchen appliances and other mega gift hampers on offer.
“All purchases from our valued customers during this wedding season, starting from December 25, 2017 till February 14, 2018, can serve as a perfect chance for them to win amazing gifts from Dawlance which ranges from mega honeymoon packages to exclusive gift hampers,” Head of Sales and Marketing of Dawlance, Hassan Jamil said.
He said, “Dawlance has been one of country’s most famous brand when it comes to home appliances, and it is this immense love and trust of our customers that encourages us to reward them with not only supreme quality but this time we go a step further as we reward our customers with a perfect wedding gift for them.”

LAHORE  –  Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited (HACPL), an automobile subsidiary of Honda, has announced its annual sales for the year 2017. The company has achieved all-time record sales, since its establishment in 1994, of 47,424 units, with an increase of 49% from 31,780 units in 2016.
HACPL’s highest sales performance was contributed by popularity of Honda Civic which reached 20,770 units in 2017, from 11,069 units since its launch in 2016. Cumulatively, more than 31,000 units were sold in this short span; which made Honda Civic the most beloved car considering its unmatched design, features & high performance. Sales of Honda City also maintained good momentum and gained positive feedback as one of the most popular cars from Honda. Furthermore, Honda BR-V, the first locally produced 7-seater SUV which was introduced in early 2017, marked impressive sales with 7,318 units sold.

LAHORE –  Chairman Middle East, Pakistan and Africa (MEPA) region for Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) S M Imran has attended and supported the first-ever regional leadership EO academy in Cape Town, South Africa, built around the theme of ‘servant leadership’ of Nelson Mandela.
Besides the Chairman, those who represented Pakistan included Rehan Shahid from EO Karachi chapter and Shoaib Malik from EO Lahore chapter.
As many as 36 EO members from 16 countries, particularly those from MEPA region, attended a three-day training program with a particular focus on the towering figure like Nelson Mandela as a role model leadership.
Being a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalized racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
The participants of the training program were taken to the prison cell where Mandela had spent 27 years of his life while pursuing political rights for black people in South Africa.
“It was a wonderful experience for the participants and we learnt about the leadership qualities of Nelson Mandela,” he said.
Imran further added that he has found a big change in his personality after attending the training program that has inculcated more humbleness and a down to earth approach being a leader his own capacity.
Members of the training program were also taught how to be more focused on strategizing their business plans than executing them, as more focus on execution results into over occupation of a team leader.
Time management, respect to the people from multiple cultural backgrounds, good listening qualities, caring for your colleagues, and a service-oriented leadership were a few more salient outcomes of the training program.
EO members from Germany, Netherland, China, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Bahrain attended the training program.

LAHORE –  Haier has set a blistering pace in the world market, becoming the first brand to outsell all other brands of home appliances for a record 9th consecutive year. Data released by EUROMONITOR, the world’s most authoritative market research institution, puts Haier at the very top, with a 10.5% share of the global home appliance market, a massive 4.5% lead over the second best global brand in terms of volume sales.
It is significant that the Haier brand has led the world as the top selling global brand since 2009, outpacing all other home appliance manufacturers across the globe. Euromonitor data for 2017, recently released, shows that Haier leads the world in major home appliance categories.
In refrigerators, Haier leads with a 17.3% share of world sales, 14.6% in washing machines, 13.5% in electric coolers, and a whopping 20.6% share in freezers. Overall, the brand leads the world with a 10.5% share of the home appliance market. Haier’s global leadership is also reflected here in Pakistan, where the brand leads in most major categories.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) – Emirates says Hello to 2018 by launching its much-awaited global sale to inspire and encourage travelers from Pakistan to explore new destinations and revisit their favourite cities.

This New Year promises to bring exciting new adventures and thrilling experiences in destinations around the world for our Pakistani globalistas. For a limited time, Emirates is offering special offers on Business and Economy class fares to a wide range of cities across six continents. Bookings have to be made between 16th January to 29th January, 2018, for travel between 19th January and 30th June, 2018.

All inclusive Business Class fares from Pakistan start at PKR 221,332 to the Americas, PKR 186,737 to Europe, PKR 207,026 to the Africa and PKR 93,168  to the Middle East; with Economy Class fares starting at PKR 90,292 to the Americas, PKR 49,667 to Europe, PKR 51,846 to the Africa and PKR 24,541 to the Middle East.

“Many people make travel resolutions for the New Year, and as a global connector of people and places, we’d love to help our customers fulfil their travel aspirations,” said Jabr Al-Azeeby, Emirates Vice President Pakistan. “We know that many people have begun thinking about their travel plans and aspirations for 2018, and we are pleased to add a little more inspiration and incentive to help turn those plans and dreams into reality.

“Our global destination network across six continents offers something for every traveller, and we are now combining that wide range of travel choices with special rates to offer would-be travellers with an even more appealing value proposition. Aside from choice, connectivity, and value, the Emirates experience also means Pakistani customers can look forward to industry-leading comforts on board our modern jets, and award-winning service from our friendly cabin crew.”

Emirates flies to 156 destinations in 84 countries. Adventurous globetrotters can explore the airline’s newest destinations launched in 2017 – Newark via Athens, Zagreb and Phnom Penh. Emirates also provides its customers with exceptional connectivity to popular destinations across the US and Europe from Dubai.

Emirates offers excellent on board services from an international cabin crew who come from 130 nationalities and speak over 60 languages.  With lie-flat beds in Business Class, the largest in-seat screens in the world in Economy class at 13.3 inches and up to 3,000 channels of on-demand entertainment on the award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice, Emirates provides quality products and value for money. Those travelling with children can take advantage of the extensive family offering from priority boarding across all airports to special kid’s meals, dedicated children’s entertainment on ice and exclusive toys and kids activity bags on board.

The airline’s young and environmentally friendly fleet comprise entirely of 269 wide-body aircraft, including 255 passenger and 14 freighters.