Can anyone keep up with the pace at which things are evolving? Yesterday Emirates announced that they'd cancel all flights indefinitely. Then less than two hours later the airline backtracked, saying they'd continue flying to over a dozen countries.…
WOW. Emirates Airline has just announced that they will be suspending all passenger flights. We've seen quite a few airlines cut back routes, and we've seen other airlines suspend operations altogether. But I never thought I'd see the day where Emirates…
The UAE has announced some drastic measures to battle COVID-19, including being one of the first countries to ban people from leaving (rather than just banning entry of certain people). So, what all are the new UAE policies? As of March 19, 2020, the…
Here's something that's kind of interesting, but unlikely to actually be all that useful. As noted by View from the Wing, during Barclays' fourth quarter earnings call it was shared that Emirates and Barclays will be launching a co-branded credit card:…
Over the past several days we've seen a countless number of airlines cancel flights to China due to the Wuhan coronavirus. The reasons given for cancelations have been all over the place, ranging from the safety of crew, to weak demand, to logistical…
Emirates is apparently considering adding a fourth fifth freedom flight to North America, which would also be their second from Athens. As it stands, Emirates operates three fifth freedom routes to North America (these are routes between two countries…
Emirates operates quite a few fifth freedom flights (where they're flying between two countries other than the UAE), and they've just announced their latest such route. Emirates will launch a new daily service between Singapore and Penang as of April…
Last week a Ukraine International Airlines 737-800 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran. Within days Iran admitted that they accidentally shot down the plane. Following all of this, some airlines have decided to suspend and/or cancel flights to…
In a memo to employees, Emirates has just announced that the company's president, Tim Clark, will be retiring as of June 2020. Clark is 70 years old so he has certainly earned his retirement, though truth be told I'm surprised to see him retiring, since…
2019 has been a huge year for Emirates when it comes to planning for the future. Now the airline has revealed some details about what the cabins on their future fleet will look like. For the most part this isn't too surprising, though overall I'd say…
There's an order in Nigeria to seize an Emirates 777 when it lands in Lagos! A federal high court judge in Lagos, Nigeria, has ordered the seizure of an Emirates Boeing 777. This comes after a motion was filed seeking for the enforcement of a Supreme…
Emirates has just rolled out an A380 with a very special livery. Specifically, this five year old A380 is now sporting a "Year Of Tolerance" livery, which depicts people from diverse backgrounds and cultures holding hands in solidarity. This is intended…
Emirates has today finalized a purchase agreement with Boeing for some Boeing 787-9s, which also sees them reducing the number of Boeing 777Xs they have on order. Emirates and Boeing have today finalized an agreement for the purchase of 30 Boeing 787-9…
The Dubai Airshow is going on at the moment, and for the most part we haven't seen too many exciting aircraft orders, even though these are otherwise quite common at the shows. There's one major exception -- Emirates has just placed a huge order, which…
I have a ton of respect for Emirates President Tim Clark. He's one of the most level-headed and intelligent guys in the airline industry, and he is the driving force behind so many of Emirates' decisions. Dubai wouldn't be what it is today (for better…
After quite a bit of uncertainty, it looks like Emirates has formally been given the go-ahead to launch flights to Mexico City via Barcelona as of next month. Long story short, Emirates has been wanting to fly to Mexico City for years, but they haven't…
While US airlines are reporting impressive financial results, airlines in some other parts of the world are struggling. For example, we've seen a flurry of European airline bankruptcies, and the Gulf carriers overall haven't been reporting great results…
While this shouldn't impact passengers much, it's an interesting development nonetheless. Emirates is known for having shower suites on their A380s, which are probably the coolest thing you'll find on any commercial aircraft. All three cabin A380s have…
Well this isn't good. Emirates has spent years trying to get permission to launch flights between Dubai and Mexico City via Barcelona. The airline had finally received approval from the Mexican government for the route, and was supposed to launch flights…
One of the things that I enjoy about flying with Gulf carriers is just how international the cabin crew are. For example, after takeoff on every Emirates flight, the purser will announce how many countries the crew is from, and how many languages the…
Emirates is the biggest customer of the next generation Boeing 777X. The airline has a massive order of 150 Boeing 777Xs, including: -- 115 777-9s, due to be delivered starting in 2020 (though the delivery timeline for this is being pushed back) -- 35…
