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dnata to acquire Qantas’ catering businesses

Global air services provider dnata has today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Qantas’ catering businesses. The agreement is subject to approval from...

Dubai International sees 78m passengers in 2015; Remains world’s busiest airport

Dubai International saw through over 78 million passengers in 2015, more than enough for the airport to retain its title of world’s busiest airport...

Terrorism, Economic Uncertainty Weigh on Air Travel Demand

Global passenger traffic data for June shows that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 5.2% compared to the year-ago period....

UAE nationals invited to join Emirates Airline

 The Emirates Group, expanding upon its commitment to provide job opportunities and rewarding careers to Emiratis, expands the breadth of recruitment. Under the patronage...

Dubai International registers record 6.6 million passengers in August 2014

Passenger traffic at Dubai International has bounced back from a three-month slump resulting from a major runway upgrade project which concluded on July 20th...

Emirates Increases South East Asia Capacity

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, announced on Tuesday an increase in capacity on its Bangkok and Hong Kong services. Bangkok, one of...

Dubai Expo 2020 Update: Up for World-class Travel Experience

Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bureau Dubai Expo 2020...

Boeing, Emirates Celebrate Airline’s 150th 777 Delivery

Boeing and Emirates Airline today celebrated the simultaneous delivery of three 777s – two 777-300ERs and one 777 Freighter – marking the entry...

Emirates Set to Launch Trans-Atlantic Flight From Europe

Travel from the UAE to New York with a Stopover in Milan Connecting North America and mainland Europe, Emirates will launch a direct service...

Skydive Dubai alive experience with Jaguar

To reflect the ethos of the brand, Jaguar recently hosted a 2 day event aimed at challenging attendees on how alive they felt throughout...

Three Regional Airlines to Add 650 New Passenger Planes

The three major regional airlines – Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways – are poised to expand their fleet by almost 650 new planes, according...

Dubai Intl Airport traffic surges in February

Dubai Airports Co said in a statement that the Dubai International Airport saw passenger numbers and cargo volumes jump more than 20 percent in...

UAE Suspends All Inbound, Outbound Passenger Flights, Transit of Airline Passengers...

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, NCEMA, and the General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, have decided to suspend all inbound and outbound...

Emirates Airline Begins ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup Celebrations

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup kicked off with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Emirates, in...
The first Emirates Boeing 777 with a nose-to-tail cabin refresh sporting a new look has rolled into service

Emirates’ First Retrofitted 777 Aircraft Featuring its Latest Cabin Interiors Takes...

Work completed ahead of schedule, with Geneva to receive latest Boeing 777 experience from 7 August Highly anticipated new Business Class seats and Premium Economy...

Emirates starts discounted fare promotion

Best Available Fares for ‘Early Bird’ Bookings  Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, is revving up for a network sales push, inspiring a new...

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...

Emirates extends online check-in to 48 hours before departure

Emirates has extended its online check-in to 48 hours before departure, from 24 hours, effective immediately. Customers around the world can check in online...