General Electric's aircraft financing and leasing business, GECAS, has agreed a deal with Flydubai to finance four Boeing 737-300 aircraft worth $320m, for delivery before year end. Phil Blizzard talks to Ghaith al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai about the implications of the deal and also about their first month of operations.

Saudi Arabia's total tourism income in 2008 was SR78.5bn. The primary beneficiaries of this were the food services sector, which had the largest portion of this income, of 42.4%, followed by the transport sector with 35.2%, the accommodation sector with 16.3%, with travel agencies at 1.5% and finally the entertainment sector with 4.6%.

A development in a picturesque setting, linked to a 5 star beach resort and with villas providing a fixed rental income sounds an attractive prospect. Phil Blizzard reports on the project and also talks to Ashraf Al-Agamawi, Resident Project manager, The Cove, Ras al Khaimah.

Ghaith al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai talks to Phil Blizzard about the financing deal with General Electric's aircraft financing and leasing business, GECAS, to finance four Boeing 737-300 aircraft worth $320m, for delivery before year end.

The average prices for houses in 13 major locations around Dubai increased by 6.5% in June, compared to the average for the previous month, although analysts said that this did not mean that falls in the emirate's property market were over.

The Atlantis hotel on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is a super-size resort where water, food, and fun are served up on a grand scale. Built at an estimated cost of $1.5bn, the 1,539-room Atlantis aims to wow you with its sheer size and opulence, and for the most part, it dazzles.