Emirates

Tunisia has suspended flights operated by Emirates due to a public uproar over security measures aimed at women from the North African country. The suspension, which will take effect on Dec. 25, 2017, comes after several Tunisian women were denied boarding for their Dubai-bound flights on Emirates. The Tunisia transportation ministry said that it “has […]

On Wednesday, Emirates Airline announced that they will begin flights between Dubai and Stansted airport, northeast of London, from June 2018. This will mark the third London airport and the seventh U.K. route operated by the U.A.E.-based carrier after Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow. The 777-300ER service will become the tenth daily service […]

Emirates Emirates continued to make headlines at the Dubai Airshow on Monday by raising doubts over its plans to continue expanding its Airbus A380 fleet. The Dubai-based carrier declared that it wants guarantees from Airbus that production of the superjumbo will continue for a further decade before placing any new orders. Emirates has the world’s […]

Emirates unveiled completely revamped interiors for its Boeing 777 aircraft on Sunday, including its first class private suites. The highly anticipated unveiling officially took place during the first day of the 2017 Dubai Airshow, but the airline had dropped a few sneak previews online a few days prior ahead of the official launch. The new […]

Boeing announced on Sunday that it secured an order worth $15 billion from Gulf carrier Emirates. The deal, consisting of 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft, was the first big sales news to be announced at the Dubai Airshow, which kicks off on Sunday. The latest announcement brings the total wide-body commitment with Boeing up to […]

Earlier this week, Emirates celebrated the major delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 wide-body aircraft. The special delivery ceremony took place at Airbus’ delivery center in Hamburg, Germany on Friday. In attendance at the ceremony was Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, President of Emirates Tim Clark, Airbus executives […]

British Airways has announced its latest Airbus A380 service will be to the Windy City. The new service, which will launch in May of 2018, will be the first regularly scheduled service of an A380 into Chicago O’Hare International Airport. British Airways currently operates two daily services to the airport, BA 297 and BA 295, […]

In an effort to expand their collective footprint and provide new efficiencies, Emirates and fludubai have announced an extensive partnership agreement set to be rolled out this year. Not only will the two airlines begin codesharing on numerous routes, but will also start scheduling their flights in conjunction with one another so that passengers can […]

On the 25th anniversary of the first Open Skies agreement signed by the U.S. State Department, Emirates released a public statement showing that it has helped support more than 104,000 American jobs as well as contributed $21.3 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015. The study was completed by Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, a consulting firm […]

Emirates Airline has just launched its first service to Cambodia with the introduction of a daily service from Dubai International Airport to Phnom Penh International Airport via Yangon. The introduction of the service brings the total number of cities served by the Dubai-based carrier to 13 in the region. The service, which sees Phnom Penh […]