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Travel in twos and save 25 percent off the second fare

Travel with a friend, family member or colleague on Emirates and receive 25 percent off the price of the second ticket, with Emirates’...

Jennifer Aniston makes a new friend on Emirates

Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actress returns for another adventure in her latest Emirates product campaign Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston makes...

Emirates’ US $1 billion bond five times oversubscribed

Emirates today announced the successful close of its US$ "Reg S" bond issue at USD1 billion. The unrated issue will carry a coupon of...

UAE initials Air Services Agreement with Bulgaria

The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has initialled an Air Services Agreement (ASA) and has signed a Memorandum...

Emirates and Google to promote reading in Arabic

Emirates Airline and Google are ‘Celebrating Arabic Reading’ all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and...

Aviation sector to contribute 32 percent to Dubai’s GDP by 2020

Aviation sector in Dubai is expected to grow further over the next decade as Oxford Economic expects the economic contribution of the aviation...

Emirates Lounge investment tops Dhs 230 million

Four new Emirates Lounges since April; latest in Africa brings worldwide total to 23 Emirates has launched its first airport lounge in Africa at...

Dubai is World’s Busiest Airport so far in 2014

Passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport rose to a record 18.361 million people in the first quarter of 2014, up 11.4 percent from the...

Emirates and Flydubai Combine Network Operations

Dubai based carrier Emirates is entering a broad partnership with low-cost operator Flydubai, which will include a codeshare and optimisation of the airlines' networks. The...

Emirates to launch second daily flights to Houston and Los Angeles

Emirates, the Dubai-based international carrier, has underlined its commitment to the United States by announcing the launch of second daily flights to Los Angeles...

Dubai World Central signs MoU with Middle East Business...

DWC to host and facilitate MEBAA’s operations Two leading aviation bodies to jointly undertake initiatives to promote regional industry Dubai World Central (DWC), the region’s...

Emirates set to take A380 to Riyadh

One-off service to commemorate Kingdom of Saudi Arabia National Day   Emirates will operate the first ever A380 service into Riyadh this month, in honour...

FlyDubai takes off to Eastern Europe

FlyDubai, Dubai's pioneering low-cost airline, has inaugurated services to its 46th destination - Serbia's White City, Belgrade.

IATA Predicts Better Profits for Global Airlines

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has raised its profits forecast for global airlines in 2012 by a third to $4.1bn, due to efficiencies...

Emirates flights between Dubai and Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport cancelled

Due to the closure of Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport (IST), Emirates flights between Dubai and Istanbul on 29 June have been cancelled. Passengers will be offered...

Lufthansa Cargo plane accident in Riyadh

Urgent Statement #2: As of 2 p.m. A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter had an accident this morning at 11.38 a.m. (local time) in Riyadh, Saudi...

Emirates now operates 12 weekly flights to Cairo

To meet the strengthening demand for its Dubai-Cairo route, Emirates has increased its flights to 12 per week, with flights operating twice a...

Emirates fleet continues to lead airline industry in fuel efficiency

 The Emirates Group released its second annual environment report today, World Environment Day, expanding the scope from last year to include more data on...