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Emirates voted Top of The Class

The Emirates Group’s continued commitment to service excellence has been recognised with four prestigious industry gongs. The Dubai-based carrier dominated the Business Traveller Middle East...

Emirates increases Free Baggage Allowance

Emirates has just announced an increase to its free baggage allowances provided to passengers. The change is effective for all tickets issued on or...

UAE’s First Female Pilot

When it comes to chosing a career - becoming an airline pilot might seem a pretty glamorous choice. But earning your wings takes time,...

Emirates off and racing as three week autumn racing carnival begins

Emirates will once again claim its premiere position with horse racing in Australia, by showcasing its commitment to the sport as the major sponsor of the Australian Jockey Club's 2009 Autumn Racing Carnival at Royal Randwick in Sydney.

Emirates offers employees six months unpaid leave

Emirates Airline offered to some of it's employees  unpaid leave for as long as 6 months starting May, the company said in an e-mail...

Emirates Airline revises UAE fares to 85 destinations

Emirates Airline today sais it revised its fares for tickets issued in UAE on its First, Business and Economy Class fares to 85 destinations,...

GCAA issues ban of the Antonov An-12 from UAE airspace

The General Civil Aviation Authority of United Arab Emirates (GCAA) has temporarily banned the Antonov An-12 from UAE airspace starting effective 8th January 2009m...

Emirates Airline and Dnata ownership transfered to Investment Corporation of Dubai

Emirates Airline and air travel services firm Dnata now officially belong to Government owned Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), reported Reuters. Spokesmen for the...

Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) to be established in Abu...

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) have joined forces to establish...

Emirates Airline will not revise expansion plans

Emirates Airline will not revise its ambitious expansion plans in the spread of the global financial crisis, its vice chairman said last Friday. Maurice Flanagan...

“Rumours abound and this is one of many”

Suggestions have emerged over the past few days that the United Arab Emirates carriers could be considering tighter forms of co-operation. Rumors between Emirates...

Emirates Terminal 3 operational from today

From today, October 14, Dubai Airports begins the phased transition of operations to Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International - the new facility dedicated...

Emirates Airline to operate 269 flights daily from Terminal 3

With the announcement of the phased opening of Terminal Three from 14th October, the spotlight has now turned firmly on Emirates' much-anticipated move...

Dubai Airports conducts second operational trial for Terminal 3

Dubai Airports conducted on Saturday the second operational trial for Dubai International's Terminal 3. The second of a series of three trials, the exercise involved...

Termnail 3 of Dubai Airports to open on October 14

Dubai Airports will start a phased transition of operations to Dubai International's new Terminal 3 from October 14, 2008. The 'soft' opening will be implemented...

Dubai Airports conducts first major operational trial at Terminal 3

Dubai Airports has conducted the first major operational trial at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3. The advanced trial follows a series of basic trials...

Emirates introduces inflight mobile phones on Boeing 777-300

Emirates has again proved itself an aviation industry pioneer after becoming the first airline to introduce in-flight mobile phone services on a Boeing aircraft. Dubai's...

Emirates celebrates arrival of first A380

Emirates ushered in a new era of aviation Tuesday when its first A380 touched down in Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman...