Emirates

Some Emirates flights to the United States are needing to make refuelling pitstops in Stockholm and Toronto, adding up to nearly three hours in total flight time, because of ongoing tensions in the Middle East.  Like many airlines, Emirates is…

Story Highlights Emirates carried 1.7 per cent fewer passengers in 2019 tha the year before Much of the blame placed on a 45-day runway closure at Dubai International Airport The airline served up 3 million meals on its flights from…

Several days ago, we learned that Sir Tim Clark, the President of Emirates plans to step down from his role at the end of June 2020 after 35-years at the Dubai-based airline.  Emirates’ chief executive, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al…

Story Highlights Sir Tim Clark to step down as President of Emirates in June 2020 Will remain as a special advisor to ensure a “smooth transition” Front runners to replace Sir Tim include COO Adel Al Redha Sir Tim was…

One of the best perks of working for any airline isn’t usually the pay (which, quite frankly, is rarely that great) but rather the deeply discounted flights that employees have access to.  Known as ID90 tickets because they are sold…

Story Highlights “I quite like Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg,” Sir Tim says Describes himself as a “climate change believer” Admits it took him “too long” to believe in climate change Calls for pollution from aviation to be cleaned up…

Sir Tim Clark, the longtime President of Emirates airline has let slip that the Dubai-based carrier is actively working on the third-generation of its iconic onboard bar and lounge, a popular feature amongst Emirates’ premium customers.  While Sir Tim admits…

Following a fraught legal battle, the Dubai-based Emirates airline has today finally launched a controversial service between Barcelona and Mexico City – the inaugural flight is expected to arrive in the Mexican capital at around 4.30pm local time this afternoon. …

Hundreds of cabin crew at the Dubai-based Emirates may have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Ponzi-style investment scam and now some of those crew have spoken about the devastating impact its had on their lives.  The victims…

Tomorrow, Emirates will attempt to break a world record by flying a specially liveried Airbus A380 across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) filled to the brim with as many nationalities as possible.  The idea came about from the UAE’s ‘Year…

Emirates called a last-minute press conference on the penultimate day of the Dubai Air Show on Wednesday morning where senior executives from the airline and Boeing announced they had firmed up a previous commitment to purchase 787 Dreamliner aircraft.  The…

Emirates airline has today posted a 282 per cent jump in half-year profits to $235 million USD on the back of revenues of $12.9 billion – a fall of 3 per cent on the same period in 2018.  The chairman…

The United Kingdom’s immigration authorities have moved to ban the use of Emirates’ Cabin Service Attendants on flights to the country on account of their immigration status according to a leaked company memo.  CSA’s are also known as shower spa…

An Australian woman who sued Emirates in the Victoria Supreme Court has lost her legal battle with the Dubai-based airline.  Linda Di Falco had alleged cabin crew had refused to serve her water during a flight between Melbourne and Dubai…

Last month, Sir Tim Clark, the longtime President of Dubai-based airline Emirates told reporters that the carrier was expecting a delay in the first delivery of brand new Boeing 777X aircraft which were originally planned for June 2020 onwards.  We…

An Emirates aircraft, with its distinctive livery featuring a stylised version of the UAE’s national flag on the tailfin and the bold gold lettering in Emirates’ very own typeface, is instantly recognisable.  But Emirates also has a massive fleet of…

Is this for real?  An apparently leaked internal memo from Dubai-based airline Emirates which was allegedly sent to its cabin crew warns they face possible disciplinary action for “facial enhancements”.  The memo doesn’t detail what enhancements may result in action…

The Dubai-based airline Emirates has 10-days to appeal a decision by a Mexican court to block its new planned service between Barcelona and Mexico City.  Yesterday, Aeromexico won an injunction against its rival which effectively stops Emirates beginning flights between…

It’s an event that organisers are not only describing as the “world’s greatest show” but also as the largest event to have ever taken place in the Arab world.  In little over a year, Expo 2020 Dubai welcomes its first…

Emirates says it will become the first scheduled commercial airline to operate an Airbus A380 flight into Egypt when it flies its flagship aircraft to Cairo on 2nd October.  The flight is currently a one-off but the Dubai-based airline is…

It’s been revealed that the Dubai-based airline Emirates is looking for its third Vice President of Cabin Crew in a just a few short years.  The holder of the role is responsible for managing around 25,000 cabin crew and attempting…

Emirates has become the first non-American airline approved by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for biometric boarding on flights to the United States from its hub in Dubai.  The technology has been tested on flights to New York and…

Speaking at an aviation conference in London, Sir Tim Clark the President of Emirates has said it would be “foolish” to sign contracts for new aircraft until the airline can be “absolutely sure that these aircraft are going to do…

Emirates has finally responded to concerns that a flight attendant was suspended without pay after she was allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed by a disruptive passenger on a recent flight from Los Angeles to Dubai.  The airline denied the flight…

A 31-year old man has been accused of sexually harassing and assaulting a long-serving member of Emirates cabin crew on a near 16-hour flight between Los Angeles (LAX) and Dubai (DXB).  The incident is alleged to have taken place back…

A couple of weeks ago, video footage of the aftermath from severe turbulence onboard an Emirates A380 went seriously viral.  Stunned crew members surveyed the extensive damage in the iconic onboard lounge and the rear galley – glass was smashed,…

Emirates has finally announced a date the launch of a long-awaited but controversial new flight between Barcelona and Mexico City.  The Dubai-based airline intends to start flying between Spain’s second largest city and the capital of Mexico on the 9th…

We’ve seen some pretty extreme cases of severe turbulence over the last couple of weeks… in June, a flight attendant was filmed flying into the air and hitting the ceiling when a Boeing 737 hit a pocket of rough air,…

At a meeting between the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates held yesterday in Washington D.C, officials confirmed their commitment to an existing Open Skies agreement that allows commercial airlines to fly freely between the two…

According to The Seattle Times, the Dubai-based airline Emirates is reportedly in talks with Boeing to either defer, delay or even cancel parts of its massive 777X order.  Emirates ordered 150 of the next-generation 777X aircraft at the 2013 Dubai…

An Australian woman has sued Emirates Airlines, accusing flight attendants on a 2015 flight from Melbourne to Dubai of ignoring repeated requests to serve her water. Lina Di Falco, 54, claims that when she went to the lavatory because she…

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced a cabin crew Safety and Security (SEP) Trainer to life in prison after finding him guilty of a Hezbelloh-inspired terror plot against a “vital facility” in the UAE – Believed to…

Emirates has decided to use the world’s largest passenger aircraft – the Airbus A380 – for a flight which covers just 340km and normally takes little more than 40 minutes.  The new twice-daily regularly scheduled A380 service between Dubai International…

The cost of living might be rising in Dubai but cabin crew salaries at Emirates (along with every other Dubai-based member of staff at the airline) won’t be going up with it.  The chairman and chief executive of the Emirates…

Every member of cabin crew has been told this line many times in their career: “It might be a Coke, it might be a stroke”.  The meaning is that cabin crew shouldn’t ignore call bells, because while we might assume…

The Chairman of Emirates Airline has described the 2018/2019 financial period as “tough” and said “performance was not as strong as we would have liked” after the Emirates Group posted its annual results earlier today.  Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al…

Speaking at the Arabian Travel Market trade fair in Dubai, the President of Emirates said the airline expected “positive” full-year results but cautioned that they would not be as good as has been witnessed in some previous years.  Sir Tim…

Just day’s after Cathay Pacific launched a crackdown on petty theft by light-fingered cabin crew, the Dubai-based Emirates has now also warned its crew not to remove onboard items belonging to the airline.  The warning, which came in the form…

Seven members of senior cabin crew at the Dubai-based airline Emirates have been accused of plotting a Hezbelloh-directed terror attack in the city.  All seven of the accused men are of Lebanese origin and have each lived and worked in…