Company Insights Emirates Airline Aviation Emirates Airline Overview Emirates is the largest airline in the Middle East and the UAE’s national flag carrier. Its inaugural flights took off in 1985 from Dubai to Karachi and Mumbai in a Boeing 737 and an Airbus 300 B4 leased from Pakistan International Airlines. The airline now operates more than 3,600 weekly flights from Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. Emirates flies to more than 150 cities in 80 countries and has a fleet of nearly 250 aircraft, while its cargo division, Emirates SkyCargo, is one of the world’s largest international cargo airlines. The Emirates fleet consists of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, with the A350 coming soon. Emirates says it is “committed to environmental stewardship” and focuses on reducing emissions and “responsible consumption”. It has allocated more than $200 million to research projects for sustainable fuels. In October 2023 Emirates signed a deal with Shell Aviation to supply over 300,000 gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use at Dubai International Airport. The following month an Emirates A380 completed a 45-minute test flight with one of the aircraft’s four engines 100 percent powered by SAF. The airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai. Emirates Airline News Aviation Emirates denies plan to acquire UK travel concierge firm Dubai airline Emirates has denied claims it plans to acquire UK-based travel concierge business DiamondAir International. A media report on Thursday said the carrier was in talks to buy the Heathrow Airport-based company. It offers premium meet and assist services and personalised travel concierge solutions at more than 600 airports worldwide. The report said its […] November 29, 2024 Opinion Media & Advertising Could Riyadh Air’s brand help Saudi Arabia take off? National airlines have an outsize role to play in nation-branding November 26, 2024 Analysis Aviation Riyadh Air secures unprecedented number of airport slots Riyadh Air has secured more than 2,500 slots at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, positioning itself as the fourth-largest carrier at the capital’s main gateway as it prepares to launch operations in the summer 2025 season, according to filings by Airport Coordination Limited. The allocation marks a striking start for the state-backed carrier, which aims […] November 25, 2024 EXCLUSIVE Aviation Emirates repays over 70% of $4.8bn pandemic debt Dubai’s Emirates airline has already repaid billions of dollars of debt it raised during the pandemic, a senior official told AGBI. The emirate’s flagship carrier raised AED17.5 billion ($4.8 billion) in debt during the pandemic, when the aviation industry was brought to its knees as planes were grounded globally by strict lockdown rules. “I would […] November 15, 2024 Aviation Bahrain seeks reversal of BA route cut Talks are underway between Bahrain and UK officials in a bid to reverse a decision by British Airways to cease flights to the Gulf state. The UK’s flag carrier announced earlier this month that it would be stopping direct flights to Bahrain and Kuwait as a result of supply chain pressures, which it is said […] November 15, 2024 Aviation Emirates reports record half-year pre-tax profit Emirates airline recorded a post-tax profit of $2.4 billion (AED8.7 billion) for the first half of the year, down 7 percent compared to the same period last year. This year marks the first time state-owned Emirates has had to pay UAE corporate income tax. When compared to the previous year before tax, the airline reported […] November 7, 2024 Analysis Aviation Gulf air traffic rebounds but fares still high Air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa region has rebounded beyond pre-pandemic levels, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE marking the highest gains in volume. Traffic up to the second quarter of 2024 has also surpassed levels seen before 2020, according to a study by Airports Council International (ACI). Bahrain (+24 percent), Qatar […] November 5, 2024 Opinion Aviation Emirates and the A380: an enduring affair The airline will use the double-decker for another 15 years after planning to retire it November 4, 2024 Opinion Aviation Qatar’s Virgin Australia deal makes business sense Australia is Qatar Airways' seventh most important market, with nearly 900,000 seats on sale each year October 25, 2024 Analysis Giga-projects Saudi Arabia pins branding hopes on Riyadh Air launch Saudi Arabia still hasn’t found the magic sauce for branding its social and economic reforms. Hopes are high that the launch of Riyadh Air will do for the kingdom what Emirates airline did for Dubai, industry experts say. “We saw the journey of the UAE, how brands started there then became iconic on a global […] October 25, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 … 23 Next
Aviation Emirates denies plan to acquire UK travel concierge firm Dubai airline Emirates has denied claims it plans to acquire UK-based travel concierge business DiamondAir International. A media report on Thursday said the carrier was in talks to buy the Heathrow Airport-based company. It offers premium meet and assist services and personalised travel concierge solutions at more than 600 airports worldwide. The report said its […] November 29, 2024
Opinion Media & Advertising Could Riyadh Air’s brand help Saudi Arabia take off? National airlines have an outsize role to play in nation-branding November 26, 2024
Analysis Aviation Riyadh Air secures unprecedented number of airport slots Riyadh Air has secured more than 2,500 slots at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, positioning itself as the fourth-largest carrier at the capital’s main gateway as it prepares to launch operations in the summer 2025 season, according to filings by Airport Coordination Limited. The allocation marks a striking start for the state-backed carrier, which aims […] November 25, 2024
EXCLUSIVE Aviation Emirates repays over 70% of $4.8bn pandemic debt Dubai’s Emirates airline has already repaid billions of dollars of debt it raised during the pandemic, a senior official told AGBI. The emirate’s flagship carrier raised AED17.5 billion ($4.8 billion) in debt during the pandemic, when the aviation industry was brought to its knees as planes were grounded globally by strict lockdown rules. “I would […] November 15, 2024
Aviation Bahrain seeks reversal of BA route cut Talks are underway between Bahrain and UK officials in a bid to reverse a decision by British Airways to cease flights to the Gulf state. The UK’s flag carrier announced earlier this month that it would be stopping direct flights to Bahrain and Kuwait as a result of supply chain pressures, which it is said […] November 15, 2024
Aviation Emirates reports record half-year pre-tax profit Emirates airline recorded a post-tax profit of $2.4 billion (AED8.7 billion) for the first half of the year, down 7 percent compared to the same period last year. This year marks the first time state-owned Emirates has had to pay UAE corporate income tax. When compared to the previous year before tax, the airline reported […] November 7, 2024
Analysis Aviation Gulf air traffic rebounds but fares still high Air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa region has rebounded beyond pre-pandemic levels, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE marking the highest gains in volume. Traffic up to the second quarter of 2024 has also surpassed levels seen before 2020, according to a study by Airports Council International (ACI). Bahrain (+24 percent), Qatar […] November 5, 2024
Opinion Aviation Emirates and the A380: an enduring affair The airline will use the double-decker for another 15 years after planning to retire it November 4, 2024
Opinion Aviation Qatar’s Virgin Australia deal makes business sense Australia is Qatar Airways' seventh most important market, with nearly 900,000 seats on sale each year October 25, 2024
Analysis Giga-projects Saudi Arabia pins branding hopes on Riyadh Air launch Saudi Arabia still hasn’t found the magic sauce for branding its social and economic reforms. Hopes are high that the launch of Riyadh Air will do for the kingdom what Emirates airline did for Dubai, industry experts say. “We saw the journey of the UAE, how brands started there then became iconic on a global […] October 25, 2024
