All Emirates Airline articles – Page 23
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NewsROUTES: Emirates could order 60 more A380s if Neo backed
Emirates would sign up for another 60-70 A380s if Airbus is prepared to develop an enhanced “A380neo” derivative. That was the public pledge made by the Gulf mega-carrier’s president Sir Tim Clark at World Routes in Chicago.
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Opinion
OPINION: Qantas bounce-back requires proactivity
Qantas’s major A$2.8 billion ($2.6 billion) net loss for the 2014 fiscal year is the price it has paid for holding to a strategy that, arguably, has been set by its competitors and has failed to achieve its objectives.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Emirates has financed its first 50 A380s
When the A380 entered service in the final quarter of 2007, there were a lot of question marks over how the aircraft would be financed.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Thierry Antinori - Emirates Airline executive vice president
Thierry Antinori is executive vice president and chief commercial officer, with Emirates Airline, which he joined after working with European flag carriers for two decades.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How will MAS survive its latest crisis?
It was Winston Churchill who said that one should never let a good crisis go to waste, but for Malaysia Airlines (MAS), dealing with two crises in one year will prove extremely challenging.
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News
Emirates to launch Budapest flights
UAE carrier Emirates is to launch daily flights to the Hungarian capital Budapest this winter using Airbus A330s.
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NewsEmirates finalises order for 150 777X jets
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has finalised its order for 150 Boeing 777X twin-engined aircraft, a deal originally disclosed at last year's Dubai air show.
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Emirates to drop Kiev as unrest saps demand
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to suspend its flights to the Ukrainian capital Kiev, just months after starting the route, owing to the political unrest in the state.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Could Emirates move to a two-type fleet?
Emirates Airline's decision to cancel orders for 70 Airbus A350s has opened up the possibility that its future fleet could only have two types – the Boeing 777 and A380.
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NewsEmirates ‘very close’ to firming 777X commitments
Emirates Airline expects to firm its commitment for up to 200 777-9Xs very soon after completing discussions around the aircraft’s technical aspects with Boeing and General Electric.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why XWB isn’t extra enough for Emirates
Emirates’ decision to terminate its A350 XWB contract with Airbus as part of the A380 mega-order signed last year at the Dubai air show is not a major surprise. But could the loss of such a high-profile customer – not to mention some $13 billion-worth of business at list prices ...
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NewsEmirates A350 cancellation cuts Trent XWB backlog by £2.6 billion
Rolls-Royce says Emirates’ cancellation of orders for 70 A350s will cut its backlog for the Trent XWB will reduce its backlog by about 3.5%, but it is hopeful the slots will be taken up by other carriers.
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NewsEmirates cancels 70 A350s after A380 deal
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is cancelling its order for 70 A350s, comprising 50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s.
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IATA: Emirates sceptical over tracking debate
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ chief is unconvinced that flight-tracking is the core issue to be addressed in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370.
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NewsIATA: Emirates not interested in 11-abreast A380 option
Emirates has rejected Airbus proposals to raise the A380’s seating capacity through 11-abreast seating as an unattractive arrangement.
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IATA: Emirates dismisses Boeing’s 747-8I overtures
Emirates has no interest in the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental as it views the Airbus A380 as the only very large airliner that can deliver the capacity and performance it requires.
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NewsIATA: Emirates urges Airbus to move on ‘A380neo’
Emirates is pushing Airbus to firm up plans for a re-engined “A380neo”, with Rolls-Royce “ready to go” on a new engine, says the airline’s president Tim Clark. However he does not believe Engine Alliance is keen to invest in a new-technology powerplant.
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NewsILA: A380 remains a ‘customer magnet’ for Emirates
The Airbus A380 continues to be Emirates’ most in-demand product seven years after entering service with the carrier, says Hubert Frach, the carrier’s divisional senior vice-president, commercial operations west, responsible for sales in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Russian Federation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has Emirates-Qantas been a game-changer?
Standfirst: A year after Emirates and Qantas launched their landmark alliance, it is still controversial.
