Dubai-based Emirates has ordered 65 additional Boeing 777X aircraft from Seattle-based OEM, Boeing at the Dubai Airshow. The order is for the 777-9, which is currently the only passenger variant, and brings the total number of commitments for the type by the launch customer to 270. Emirates is already the [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates (EK/UAE) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 marking an important step for the airline in its fleet growth strategy. Emirates has a long standing relationship with Airbus being the worlds largest operator of the A380 but has relied heavily on Boeing to form the backbone of [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has confirmed an order for 15 more A350-900 airliners from European aerospace giant Airbus despite concerns raised over the maintenance schedules of the Rolls-Royce XWB engines. Emirates had wanted a guarantee of 2,000 flight cycles on the wing between maintenance cycles, something current XWB engines fall short [read more]
Leading regional airliner Loganair (LM/LOG) has it a milestone of 30,000 passengers on its Isle of Man to Birmingham route. Isle of Man resident, Sidney Cunningham, was Loganair’s 30,000th passenger to fly from Isle of Man to Birmingham and as a result, was gifted a free return flight courtesy of [read more]
Following the establishment of the UK-UAE air corridor, Emirates has announced an increase in services on it’s UK routes to Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Services to Heathrow will now be fully operated by the Airbus A380 aircraft four times a day from 27 November and six times a week [read more]
The Government has removed the United Arab Emirates from the current travel quarantine list paving the way for reopening air routes between the Arab nation and the UK. CEO of the Emirates Group Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has stated that he welcomes the change and “Emirates is ready to [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) has officially resumed flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) today with the arrival of this mornings flight from Dubai (DXB/OMDB). EK17, a Boeing 777-300ER, touched down at 11:42 local time this morning for the first time since travel restrictions were imposed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Jason [read more]
Dubai based UAE airline Emirates (EK/UAE) has reportedly sacked 600 pilots today as it cuts its workforce in the wake of thr Coronavirus Pandemic. According to MoneyControl most of the pilots that have been dismissed were probationary first officers doing an Airbus A380 type-rating. The move could be seen as [read more]
In what appears to be a growing list of ‘aircraft we’re unlikely to see in the sky after Coronavirus’ the A380 is seemingly cementing its place as Air France (AF/AFR) becomes the latest airline to retire its fleet of Super Jumbos. In a statement to investors, Air France-KLM said: “In [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) has announced that it will stop passenger flights by the 25th March 2020 in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Emirates is a key airline for UK travellers and employs many pilots and cabin crew from the UK. Many British travellers have been using it to repatriate back [read more]
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