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maltatoday WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2017 17 Events Emirates welcomes 100th A380 to its fleet EMIRATES last week celebrated the milestone delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft at a special ceremony with Airbus at the manufacturer's delivery centre in Hamburg. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Emir- ates' Chairman and Chief Ex- ecutive officiated the ceremony. He was joined at the event by Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline. Sheikh Ahmed said this was a tremendous moment for Emir- ates, for Airbus and for its many partners involved in the A380 programme. "There is no doubt that the A380 has had a big positive im- pact on aerospace manufactur- ing and the broader aviation in- dustry, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs and stimulat- ing innovation and new product development in many related areas such as ground handling, catering, airport facilities and cabin products, to name a few," he said. "Importantly, the A380 also brought the flying experience for our customers to the next level. The aircraft itself is a showpiece of engineering. It is the world's largest commercial passenger jet but it is quiet and efficient and at Emirates we've utilised the onboard real estate to redefine the thinking around inflight products and experi- ence. Our flight crew love to fly it and our customers love to fly in it." Powered by Rolls-Royce en- gines, Emirates' 100th A380 is configured in three cabin classes, with 14 private suites in First class, 76 seats in Business and 426 seats in Economy. It also features the airline's newly revamped Onboard Lounge. It will be on display at the upcom- ing Dubai Air Show and will en- ter service afterwards. Adding to the celebrations, Emirates unveiled a special trib- ute to the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the United Arab Emir- ates, with bespoke livery for its 100th A380. The introduction of Emir- ates' first A380 in 2008 set new standards for customer experi- ence, introducing many indus- try firsts including the Onboard Lounge, Shower Spas, free wi-fi and advanced inflight enter- tainment systems in all classes, as well as many other features. Emirates continually invests to enhance its A380 product, ensuring its customers enjoy the best possible experience. To date over 85 million passen- gers have flown on the Emir- ates A380. Emirates operates daily scheduled flights between Malta and Dubai via Larnaca, Cyprus, on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. THE music has fallen silent, lights are back to normal but the long-term ben- efit of the third edition of the 60-hour live music marathon, held last week- end at Talbot & Bons, SkyParks, Busi- ness Centre, Malta International Air- port, is just beginning. Having kicked off on Friday, 20 Oc- tober 2017, with Airport Impressions, the charity fund-raiser drew to a suc- cessful conclusion with a band that featured Ira Losco, Ivan Grech and Glenn Vella among other established artists who entertained the enthusias- tic crowd present for the closing. The even was organised by Talbot & Bons in collaboration with Yobetit. com as the main sponsors. At Yobet- it.com, Sportsbook is currently our main platform, offering over 30 dif- ferent sports and featuring thousands of events. Yobetit.com will soon be introducing YoMillions which will be offering a vast range of international lotteries with various jackpots & it's so easy to play! The Maltese are well known for their solidarity to help those in need and Yobetit.com believes in helping others. It sponsors various charities and fund raising events, one of which was the Talbot & Bons live music marathon where all funds raised will be going to children and youth who wish to learn music within the Saleasian Brigade. Over 180 musicians – established and up-and-coming artists and bands – took part with no fewer than 51 hourly slots being filled by live local talent. The other nine hours were open mic sessions with impromptu bands forming on stage! Among those who took part were such familiar names as Debbie Scerri, Crosswalk, Dumtak, Falling Stars, Brodu, Claudia Faniello, The Crowns, Lyndsay Pace, Ozzy Lino and a host of others. Amy Talbot, Director of Talbot & Bons, expressed the gratitude of all the team who worked tirelessly for what has been achieved. "It was another memorable weekend raising funds for those who would like to learn music. I would like to sincerely thank all artists for their valuable in- put," she said. "It's great to see musi- cians and other professionals such as sound engineers, photographers and others, all coming together for a good cause." Over €4,000 raised for Salesian Brigade at Talbot & Bons live music marathon Emirates unveiled a special tribute to the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the United Arab Emirates - with bespoke livery on its 100th A380 Fino Launch the New Veneta Cucine Showroom FRIDAY 27 Octo- ber 2017, marked the launch of the new Ven- eta Cucine showroom, at the Fino building in Mriehel. Prime Min- ister Joseph Muscat headed the list of dis- tinguished guests pre- sent for the inaugura- tion. Also in attendance were Senator Carlo Archiutti and Dioni- sio Archiutti, owners of Veneta Cucine Spa, who travelled to Malta from Italy especially for this event. Muscat unveiled the new showroom with the untying of the rib- bon followed by a short speech by Paul Mercie- ca, Chairman C. Fino + Sons Ltd. Mercieca said that over the past 20 years, the company built a strong collabo- ration with Veneta Cu- cine, widely considered by the Fino family, as the most important of their partnerships. Malta's showroom is Veneta Cucine's third largest in Europe, with sales in Malta rank- ing at the highest per capita sales in all of Europe. The new showroom, will house the latest in trends and styles, including the collec- tion recently presented at the f lagship store in Milan earlier this year. Fino has always aimed at being in the fore- front for high qual- ity furniture and new design concepts, and Veneta Cucine, with- out a doubt qualifies for both. During the event, the Fino Marketing Campaign 2017/2018, entitled "Each piece is from the heart" was presented. As part of the campaign a televi- sion commercial is be- ing aired which as part of the company's com- mitment to support local artists features an original soundtrack created by The New Victorians, especially for Fino. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat touring the Fino showroom