Emirates will fly 5 times a week from Dubai to Santiago International Airport (SCL), via the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, starting on July 5, 2018. The new service will see Emirates fly an additional five times a week to … Continue reading
An aerial view of DWC during the Dubai Air Show. The pictures shows the existing LCC terminal expansion, the single main runway but also the much smaller runway under construction for the Emirates Aviation College, the DAS site at the … Continue reading
Poor old Emirates. I almost feel for them. But in part this was a mess of their own making. There is fog every year in Dubai. It rolls in when the temperature and due point co-incide. And it is often … Continue reading
They are rejoicing today on the streets of Saffron Walden as Emirates announces a new daily service from London Stansted to Dubai. The new service will start on June 8, 2018 with a three-class Boeing 777-300ER. The timings are a … Continue reading
On the opening day of the 2017 Dubai Airshow Emirates placed a commitment (not an order) for 40 Boeing 787-10 series airliners. Sir Tim Clark insisted that the airplane fits naturally into the airline’s fleet plans. Which is a bit strange … Continue reading
Emirates will drop its daily Melbourne-Auckland and Brisbane-Auckland fights from March 2018; it had previously dropped its Sydney to Auckland flights in mid 2017. The only remaining AKL flight is the non-stop A380 from Dubai; which in all reality would … Continue reading
Nine days ago an Emirates A380 came within 400 feet of flying into the ground on an approach to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. It was at night but in calm clear weather – the approach to 14R is over dark forested … Continue reading
Emirates flight 521 crashed on landing at Dubai on 3 August 2016. One year on the United Arab Emirates investigation into the crash is focusing on pilot actions and has apparently identified ways that air traffic control and flight crews can … Continue reading
Etihad Airways today reported a $1.9bn loss for 2016, as the company added “one off impairment” charges related to writedowns in aircraft and financial assets and to fuel hedging losses. The Abu Dhabi carrier swung from a $103m profit in … Continue reading
Emirates and flydubai on Monday announced a significant partnership agreement that will see the two airlines join forces for the first time. We all know Emirates – the 31 year old Dubai based international carrier and operator of the largest … Continue reading
