Posted by Travigators in Airline News on March 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Emirates flight makes emergency landing
An Emirates flight has made an emergency landing in Melbourne after the Airbus A340′s tail struck the tarmac on take-off. Flight EK407, flying for Dubai with 225 passengers on board, had to dump fuel and there were reports of smoke filling the cabin before the plane made an emergency landing about...
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Posted by Travigators in Airline News on March 16th, 2009 | No Comments
Singapore Airlines launches Flights to Kuwait
Singapore Airlines has launched flights between Kuwait and Singapore, via Abu Dhabi. SQ458 departs Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 at 13:05 to arrive in Kuwait at 18:30 (all times local). For the return leg, SQ457 will depart Kuwait at 21:20 to arrive in Singapore at 12:30 the next day. Both legs...
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Posted by Travigators in Airline News on February 19th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways’ economy upgrade offer goes regional
British Airways – the UK’s flagship carrier which operates 33 weekly flights from the UAE to London Heathrow – has extended its ‘upgrade before you fly’ offer, previously only available on the popular Dubai-London link, across the Middle East. The deal, which allows the...
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Posted by jones in Airline Financial News on November 12th, 2008 | No Comments
Soaring fuel prices hit Emirates profits
Emirates Airline‘s first half profits have been hammered by record jet fuel prices, falling by 88 per cent to US$77 million. The airline, which flies four times daily from New Zealand, said profit for the six months to September 30 last year was US$643 million. The Dubai-based carrier’s...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Worldwide Flights on November 6th, 2008 | No Comments
Emirates to launch Final Phase of Terminal 3 in Dubai on 11 November 2008
It’s full steam ahead for Emirates with the much-anticipated final phase of operations from Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International set for launch on Tuesday, 11th November at 13:15hrs. This fourth and final phase will launch flights to Emirates’ route network in the Indian subcontinent, East...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline Financial News on November 4th, 2008 | No Comments
Etihad Airways to save Dh73m on fuel this year
Etihad Airways would be able to reduce its annual aviation fuel bill by Dh73 million ($20m) by the end of this year, owing to a series of cost-saving measures.The airline said yesterday it has so far saved more than Dh44m.The Abu Dhabi-based carrier, which launched a fuel hedging strategy in December...
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Posted by Travigators in Airline News on October 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Emirates Airline lands in L.A. with a splash
The Dubai carrier kicks off nonstop service to the Middle East with a lavish party befitting its opulent accommodations. The world’s fastest-growing airline — and one of the most extravagant — began nonstop flights between Los Angeles and Dubai this week, and tonight it will throw...
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Posted by Travigators in Airline News on October 24th, 2008 | No Comments
New UK carrier to service Dubai
A group of Birmingham, UK businessmen are launching a new airline, Air Sylhet, to fly to Austria and Dubai, UAE out of Manchester and London Stansted airports from November 9. Air Sylhet chairman Kabir Khan said he was confident the potential market for the new service was huge, even in the current economic...
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Posted by jones in Worldwide Flights on October 22nd, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways World Cargo announces addition of Dubai flight
British Airways World Cargo has reported the addition of an extra flight to its Dubai passenger service. As part of its winter schedule the airline will introduce a third daily flight to the service. The airline also announced a change to its longhaul freighter programme concerning the London Stansted...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline News on October 21st, 2008 | No Comments
Emirates to hire more crew from India
NEW DELHI: Presenting a picture of contrast with their cash-strapped Indian carriers, the oil rich Dubai-based Emirates has decided to add flights to India as also hire more cabin crew from here. And unlike Indian carriers who say another round of airfare hikes are round the carrier, German carrier...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline News, Worldwide Flights on October 16th, 2008 | No Comments
Emirates flight from Australia turns around
An Emirates airline jet flying from Australia turned around and landed safely Thursday after a burning smell was detected on board, prompting a frantic search by air crew and fear among more than 100 passengers, the airline and witnesses said. The cause of the problem on the Airbus A340-500 was not immediately...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline News on October 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment
British Airways will increase flights to Dubai and Johannesburg services
British Airways will increase the number of flights it operates each week from Heathrow to Dubai by almost 50% from next spring. The airline will operate 20 flights a week to the emirate instead of the current 14 from 29 March 2009. The carrier is also increasing weekly services from Heathrow to Johannesburg...
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