Emirates
JetBlue announces codeshare with Emirates
It will be seamless connections available at JFK from a dozen U.S. cities to Dubai and onward to Africa, India and Asia Pacific as Emirates joins forces with jetBlue in codeshare agreement. Read more
Video: A younger view of the Airbus A380
Here is a new video from Airbus taking you on a tour of their A380 flagship airliner.
Celebrations for 1000th Boeing 777
Boeing and more than 5,000 employees, suppliers, customers and government officials celebrated the 1,000th 777 at a special event this week.
Emirates launches Wi-Fi connectivity on Airbus A380 fleet
Passengers on a growing number of Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft can now surf, share, email, or tweet their way across the Emirates network as the airline launches Wi-Fi internet connectivity with leading industry service provider, OnAir. Read more
Emirates to add Zambia and Zimbabwe to make 21 African destinations
Emirates’ extensive African network is to be boosted again with the launch of two new destinations – Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Read more
Emirates increase Dubai Japan flights to Narita
Emirates has announced an increased commitment to Japan with the introduction of two extra flights a week, ensuring a daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Narita International Airport from 1st November. Read more
Emirates to use Airbus A380 Double-Decker for Rome flights
Emirates has announced today that the historic capital city of Rome will be the next destination slated for its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft. The daily A380 service will start from the 1st December 2011.
The announcement of Emirates’ first permanent scheduled A380 service to Italy comes on the back of its momentous June 6th landing at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport to mark the celebrations for its 50th anniversary, while commemorating 150 years of Italian unification. Read more
Dubai Airport expansion plans to cost $7.8 billion
Dubai Airport has today announced that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, (Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates) has endorsed its US$7.8 billion (28.8 billion AED) airport and airspace expansion programme which will boost capacity at Dubai International Airport from 60 million to 90 million passengers per year by 2018. Read more
Dubai International Airport forecast to become busiest by 2015
Dubai Airports today announced its ten year traffic forecast for Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International (DWC) that projects international passenger and cargo traffic will increase at an average annual growth rate of 7.2% and 6.7% respectively, outperforming industry projections for average annual growth of 5% globally.* By 2020 passenger numbers will reach 98.5 million and cargo volumes will top 4.1 million tonnes. Read more
Video: Emirates show how their cabin crew are trained
The UAE’s two largest airlines, Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways, are planning to hire 80,000 pilots and cabin crew over the next decade, for new job positions as they continue to expand their services.
The head of cabin crew training at Emirates, Catherine Baird, explains how new recruits are put through their paces in everything from serving food to saving lives.
