News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) has a small but significant presence at the ongoing Dubai Airshow as it showcases its cadet training programme and two of the 27 aircraft in its fleet of Cirrus SR22 and Embraer Phenom 100EV aircraft. The Academy has truly taken off since its debut and official opening by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin …

DUBAI: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low cost carrier, has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft comprising 73 A320neos, 27 A321neos and 20 A321XLRs. The agreement was signed at the 2019 Dubai Airshow in the presence of Air Arabia’s Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Adel Ali, Chief Executive Officer Air …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways,has augmented its digitalisation strategy by signing a landmark distribution agreement with cargo.one,the multi-airline e-booking platform. Finalised on the side lines of Cargo Connect, anindustry forum co-located with Dubai Airshow, the agreement confirms Etihad Cargo as the latest international carrier to partner with cargo.one. A key driverinits commitment to …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today announced a firm order for 50 A350-900 XWB aircraft worth US$ 16 billion (AED 58.7 billion) at list prices at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, delivery of the first Emirates A350 XWB is expected in May 2023, and will continue until 2028. HH Sheikh …

DUBAI: Emirates welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, to its …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways and Boeing today announced a first-of-its-kind ‘eco partnership’, in which a specially-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used to test products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce aircraft carbon emissions. The ‘Etihad Greenliner’, to be introduced early next year, will be used by both companies to explore and assess environmental sustainability initiatives while the …

DUBAI: With just under one year to go until Expo 2020 Dubai, billed as “the world’s greatest show”, Emirates airline is lifting the lid on the futuristic, interactive technologies and experiences in store for visitors at its Expo 2020 pavilion. Emirates has been working with academics and its industry partners in aviation and aerospace, to create and carefully curate informative and …

DUBAI: The Emirates A380, the UAE airline’s flagship commercial aircraft, soared through the skies in an unprecedented flypast procession today, kicking off the 2019 edition of the Dubai Airshow. Spectators and aviation enthusiasts were able to watch a spectacular formation of 3 Chinook, 3 Black Hawk and 3 Apache helicopters, opening the way for the Emirates A380, closely followed by the UAE’s air …

ABU DHABI: The UAE Space Agency has announced its participation in Dubai Airshow 2019 as part of its efforts to enhance its international presence and showcase its current projects and future plans. Dubai Airshow will be held in Al Maktoum International Airport between 17 and 21 November. During thethird edition of the exhibition, the Agency aims to reveal the latest …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will operate a historic one-off A380 flight on 29 November in an unprecedented effort to bring together and celebrate the vibrant multicultural communities of the UAE onto one flight. The airline will attempt to welcome as many nationalities as possible onto flight EK2019, for a special flight journey around the UAE. The A380 commissioned for this flight …