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18 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 19 MAY 2019 COMMERCIAL THE Formula 1® Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona got off to a spectacular start yes- terday when Emirates' newest A380 aircraft performed a low level flypast over the race track while watched by thousands of spectators. The special flypast at the start of the race was to mark the occasion of Emirates being the Title Sponsor of the Span- ish Grand Prix. The airline is the world's largest operator of the A380, with over 100 in ser- vice operating to more than 50 destinations. The aircraft with tail num- ber A6-EVC is Emirates' new- est A380 to join its fleet, and was on its way from Airbus' delivery centre in Hamburg to Dubai with a stopover in Barcelona to participate in the Grand Prix activities. Taking off from Barcelona Airport at 2pm, the A380 flew past the race track at 1000 feet and at a speed of 180 knots. Piloting the A380 was Captain Patrick De Roek supported by First Officers, Abdulla Alyam- mahi, and Sergio Puchol. Emirates has been an F1 Global Partner since 2013, and during last year's Spanish Grand Prix the partnership was renewed until the end of 2022. The agreement allows Emirates an expanded brand- ing and consumer activation presence at over 15 races on the FIA Formula One World Championship™ calendar across Europe, Asia, Austral- ia, North America and South America. With flights to 158 destina- tions across six continents from its Dubai hub, Emirates is able to connect fans to most of the countries hosting races, including Austria, UK, Germa- ny, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Russia, Brazil and the US. A number of these destinations are also served by the A380, in- cluding Barcelona and Madrid. Emirates A380 takes 'pole' position at Spanish Grand Prix Airline's iconic double-decker thrills crowds with f lypast at the First European Grand Prix of the 2019 season THE Malta International Busi- ness Awards (MIBA) celebrates the achievements of Malta- based businesses in interna- tional markets. It is an opportu- nity for businesses to showcase their products and services and to celebrate the capabilities and ingenuity of their leaders and teams. After the resounding success of the 2017 awards, this event is now set to become a regular feature on the national calen- dar of major business events. The Malta International Busi- ness Awards are conducted with the utmost professionalism, transparency and diligence and, while this may prove a challenge for some, it is a great opportu- nity for ambitious companies to benchmark themselves and their internationalisation efforts against those of other compa- nies. There is no doubt that the companies who commit them- selves to participate in this com- petition will learn a lot about themselves in the process and may also find the experience one which improves the company's image, while at the same time strengthening team spirit. The final winners in each cat- egory will be announced at an Awards Night on Friday the 22nd November 2019. TVM's coverage of the 2017 edition of MIBA can be viewed on Trade- Malta's YouTube channel. All companies that are shortlisted within their category will have a professional video produced, featuring their achievements, and this video will be available for the companies to use as part of their own marketing collat- eral. HSBC Malta are the strategic partners of the second edition of MIBA. Furthermore, the awards are endorsed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Pro- motion and the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry. MIBA is being organ- ised in partnership with Grant Thornton, Big Exhibits and BPC International Ltd. Find out more at https://www. trademalta.org/miba-2019/. We wish you the best of luck and re- mind you that the TradeMalta team is ready to assist you with any questions you may have. Please contact TradeMalta at info@trademalta.org. Call for applications for the MIBA ON 29th May, EY Malta will proudly host a breakfast seminar with Prof. Pedro Vi- dela from the IESE Business School, titled Landing the Plane: Global Economic Out- look. Following strong growth in 2017 and 2018, various factors are leading major global econ- omies to slow down and/or be hit by uncertainties. Particu- larly, experts are flagging the deceleration of the US, Euro- zone and Chinese economies. Join us at the EY Connect Centre to hear Prof. Pedro Videla address some of the major economic questions of our time. What is the growth outlook for major economies? What are the main challenges? What policy tools are being used to counteract the decel- eration? Are we heading to- wards a hard landing? Prof. Videla's areas of spe- cialisation include macro-eco- nomics, international econo- mies and emerging economies. As a consultant, he has been involved in projects with the World Bank, IMF, EU, the Inter-American Development Bank, and USAID. The IESE Business School was the first to offer full-time MBA and AMP programs in Europe. It was ranked by The Financial Times as the best business school in the world for the fourth consecutive year. Ronald Attard, Country Managing Partner, EY Malta comments, 'We are looking forward to welcoming a world- renowned economist to Malta, and we are certain he will provide deep insight into the world economy for the present and foreseeable future.' This breakfast seminar be- gins at 7.30am on 29 May at the EY Connect Centre, EY Offices, Msida. A networking reception will be held from 9.30am onwards. Booking is strongly recommended by sending an email to events@ mt.ey.com. Prof. Pedro Videla in Malta to outline Global Economic Outlook