Emirates is celebrating 10 years of Airbus A380 operations at London’s Heathrow Airport. The first scheduled service from Dubai by the superjumbo was on December 1, 2008. Since then, the airline says it was carried more than 12.3 million passengers…
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Hello and welcome to the preview of our December edition, on sale NOW! In this edition we join Virgin Atlantic for a demonstration flight with a difference and take an exclusive look at the innovative ethanol-derived ‘drop-in’ jet fuel being…
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Emirates has expanded the network of destinations served by its flagship A380 aircraft with the launch of new scheduled services to Hamburg and Osaka/Kansai. The upgauge bears additional significance as they represent the 49th and 50th A380 destinations for the carrier.…
This week marked the launch of Emirates’ new service linking Dubai and Edinburgh. To celebrate the occasion, a traditional Scottish bagpiper and ceremonial water cannon salute welcomed the maiden flight EK023, A6-EGC (c/n 35596) as she touched down in the…
Emirates Engineering has completed the reconfiguration of a second Boeing 777-200LR at its facilities in Dubai. The conversion of the aircraft from a three- to a two-class cabin was completed in just 35 days, 20 days quicker than the first…
Emirates has introduced a new Business Class cabin on its Boeing 777-200LR fleet. The overhaul includes wider seats, each with a 23in personal in-flight entertainment screen, set out in a new 2-2-2 configuration. Pitch has been set at 72in and the…
Emirates has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for up to 36 Airbus A380s, providing a major lifeline for the European manufacturer’s flagship programme. The agreement comes just days after John Leahy, Airbus’ Chief Operating Officer – Customers, admitted production…
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Emirates kicked off the Dubai Airshow with a bumper order for 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners. The deal, including associated equipment, is valued at $15.1bn at current list prices. Under the terms of the agreement Emirates has the ability to switch…
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Dubai-based Emirates has welcomed the 100th Airbus A380 to its fleet. The aircraft, registered A6-EUV (c/n 239), was handed over to the carrier during a special ceremony at the manufacturer’s Hamburg/Finkenwerder facility on November 3, which was attended by Sheikh…
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Emirates and low-cost carrier flydubai have built on their existing commercial ties with a new extensive partnership agreement. The two airlines, which are both owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai but independently managed, will coordinate their network and schedules…
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January 2019In the January edition of Airliner World, we head to Olbia to find out whether new Qatar Airways affiliate Air Italy is a new flag carrier in the making. We also hear from Atlas Air president and CEO William J Flynn about how the company has evolved into the world’s largest ACMI provider, and we remember Air Europe, the humble British leisure carrier whose global ambitions ultimately led to catastrophic failure. Elsewhere in this issue, we shine the spotlight on Swoop, WestJet’s plucky new budget subsidiary that aims to revolutionise the way Canadians (and even some Americans) travel, and we find out how Stockholm’s Arlanda – once largely bereft of the traditionally Swedish ‘form and function’ – is now a model of efficiency. We also make the trip to New Zealand’s South Island and fly to the eighth wonder of the world, the Milford Sound fjord, we join the freight dogs on the jumpseat of the last Boeing 737-200 in the Philippines, and we chronicle the development of the Ilyushin Il-86/96, the Soviet Union’s first and only widebody airliner family. Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including a full report from the official opening of Istanbul’s new airport, plus Air Astana outlines plans to launch a low-cost subsidiary, Icelandair moves to acquire WOW air, Bombardier offloads its Q400 programme and the Airbus A330-800 completes its maiden flight. We also have all our regular sections covering the latest commercial aircraft acquisitions, up-to-date accident reports and developments from the world of aviation training and MROs, and we give you the chance to win a year’s subscription in our caption competition.
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