Emirates plans to operate the first global cross-polar green flight on its service launch from Dubai to San Francisco on 15 December. The carrier is working with the governments of Russia, Iceland, Canada and the US to optimize routings for the aircraft and possibly achieve a continuous descent approach to minimize fuel burn.

DUBAI -- Government officials moved to shore up sentiment in Dubai's flagging real-estate market, saying state-controlled property developers have reined in the city-state's supply of new homes.  One of the officials also unveiled details of a federally orchestrated merger of two big home lenders -- what in essence is the United Arab Emirates' first federal bailout amid the current global financial crisis.