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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2016 17 Events Emirates to use flexible routes, tailwinds to achieve flight efficiency EMIRATES Airline's first non- stop service between Auckland and Dubai will be one of the long- est air routes in the world by dis- tance, but with the assistance of clever technology and good plan- ning, passengers will get to their destination in the shortest possi- ble time. Emirates will be using flexible routes, which can vary by day, taking advantage of tail winds and avoiding head winds to re- duce the time in the air. This proven technology, com- bined with the elimination of an en-route stop in Australia, could shorten the time to Auckland by up to three hours. This is not only good news for passengers, but will also result in considerably increased fuel economies - an en- vironmental focus for Emirates. The airline starts its first non- stop service from Dubai to Auck- land on 1 March 2016, bringing many of Emirates' 39 European destinations, as well as 38 cities in Africa and the Gulf within just a one-stop connection in Dubai. The new non-stop service will be operated by a Boeing 777- 200LR and should typically take just under 16 hours from Dubai to New Zealand and 17 hours, 15 minutes in the other direction. "Emirates continues to invest in innovative technologies, and we utilise best practices in optimis- ing our flight planning systems, finding the best routes that take into consideration weather and current conditions to ensure we save time, fuel and emissions, while never compromising on the safety and comfort of our passen- gers and crew," said Geoff Houn- sell, Emirates' VP Flight Opera- tions Support Services and Air Traffic Management. New flexible route options have been a focus for the airline and Airservices Australia and Air- ways New Zealand have been key partners. The majority of the Boeing 777-200LR flight will be in Aus- tralian-managed airspace, where Emirates has worked with Airser- vices Australia for the past decade to optimise routes, utilising the technology which will be applied on the direct Auckland route. Airservices Australia safely controls 11 per cent of the world's airspace. "A number of our air traffic con- trol and environmental special- ists have worked with Emirates' flight planning team to help find them the most optimal east and west-bound routes which will link the flight into our existing Flex Tracks and user preferred route (UPR) zones." said Execu- tive General Manager, Air Traffic Control, Mr Greg Hood. "Airservices Flex Track and UPRs will help Emirates realise significant savings in fuel, reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the flight time with sea- sonal and daily variations based on the positioning of jet stream winds," said Mr Hood. Airways New Zealand chief op- erating officer Pauline Lamb says air traffic controllers are looking forward to welcoming the Emir- ates Boeing 777-200LR into the region. "Emirates will benefit from Airways' capability to offer new fuel-efficient arrival routes into Auckland and a high degree of flexibility using very efficient 'user-preferred routing', includ- ing the ability to review and change flight paths during the flight. This will allow Emirates to choose the most fuel and cost efficient routes every time," said Ms Lamb. The Boeing 777-200LR has the same wing size as its Boeing 777- 300ER cousin but can fly up to a range of 8,400 nautical miles with full passenger load of 266 – eight in First Class, 42 in Business Class, and 216 in Economy Class. The non-stop flight will have a complement of 13 cabin crew and four pilots, allowing for rest peri- ods. Emirates has a fleet of 249 air- craft, including 74 double-decker Airbus A380s and 155 Boeing 777s, among them 10 Boeing 777- 200LRs. Emirates operates daily sched- uled flights between Malta and Dubai. From 1 March Emirates will fly twice weekly to Malta, on Mondays and Wednesdays, via Larnaca in Cyprus, and on Sun- days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri- days and Saturdays the airline will operate the Dubai - Malta route on a circular routing via Tunis in Tunisia. The return flight will fly direct from Malta to Dubai. Domain Academy offers professionals internationally recognized MBA degrees KNOWLEDGE comes in differ- ent forms and we start learning as soon as we are born, yet along the years job seekers could only cash-in on one type of proof of knowledge: Qualifications. Qualifications have usually been the only way to show a prospective employer your wealth of knowledge and generally these had to be academic qualifications. Such situations led to hard-work- ing individuals enriched with years of experience reaching a stall-point in their careers, and seeing indi- viduals who had better qualifica- tions get the positions they were itching for. Although reeking with potential, others shy away from ap- plying for better-paying jobs or bet- ter positions because of their lack of qualifications. Yet today scholars and employ- ers alike are recognizing that lack of qualifications does not equal to lack of knowledge; and that knowl- edge can indeed have the same value as an academic qualification. Professionals working in manage- ment arenas are now able to use that experience as their starting point to gain direct entry into pres- tigious qualification courses such as the MBA (Masters in Business Administration) Degree. 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You can also book one of their free Information Sessions. Finco Treasury Management announces upgrade to investment services licence FINCO Treasury Management Ltd an- nounces that as of the beginning of January 2016, it has upgraded its MFSA Investment Services Act licence to Category 3, which in addition to the provision of advisory and discretionary investment manage- ment services and the holding and control of clients' assets, author- ises Finco Treasury Management Ltd to deal on own account in relation to financial instruments and for- eign exchange. At the same time, Finco Treasury Man- agement also obtained a licence under the Fi- nancial Institutions Act whereby it is au- thorised to trade for own account and for account of customers in foreign exchange, both on the spot and forward market, and to provide services to the general public and commercial sector in relation to the pur- chase and sale of any foreign currency. Finco Treasury Management Ltd does not deal in currency notes. Physical fitness and social development through tennis TENNIS may not be the most popular sport on the island but it has experienced a constant increase in interest and we may soon be watching our own tennis stars grac- ing the world cir- cuit. Tennis offers the opportunity for both physical fitness and appre- ciation for a competitive and ex- citing sport. TennisLine's lessons are de- signed for both adults and chil- dren. Operating 12 months of the year, adult classes are available at the academy to suit any schedule. New members are offered a physi- cal fitness analysis and a test of their sport skills, allowing lessons to be customized according to needs. All programmes are high intensity programmes that not only improve game skills but also enhance physical performance. Many people are of the opinion that tennis in Malta is expen- sive and to an extent they may be right. Tennis lessons are ex- pensive when compared to, say, football. TennisLine ensure that students have access to all the required equipment – members can join and start playing without having to commit to buying their own gear. For children under the age of 10, the tennis academy offers les- sons adapted to three different age groups. Because the children are taught in groups no larger than four players, lessons are per- sonalized and offer members the chance to interact with fellow players, building an appreciation for teamwork. Instructors keep young learners active throughout their sessions, without having to wait for their turn to play. Qualified international coaches run the summer training pro- grammes. The present head coach is from Czech Republic and her tennis coaching is unrivalled among all the coaches that oper- ate in Malta. Lessons are in line with the latest coaching tech- niques, formulated by Interna- tional Tennis Federation (ITF). More and more people are now getting interested in getting ac- tives and tennis in particular, which is where TennsLine comes in. As the top tennis academy in Malta, it has already helped some players compete internationally. Visit www.tennisline.com.mt, facebook.com/TennisLineAcad- emy, email on info@tennisline. eu or call on 7704 6772 for more information.