DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and a main sponsor of Spanish football club, Real Madrid, today unveiled a new decal featuring action images of some of the club’s top players on one of its A380 aircraft. The new decal was created to mark the occasion of Real Madrid’s charter flight on an Emirates A380 from Madrid to Abu Dhabi today, …

DUBAI: Young, aspirational baseball players at the Emirates Airline Dubai Little League Park were treated to a famous visit earlier today by world renowned baseball legend, Orel Hershiser, current Los Angeles Dodgers player Ross Stripling and Bench Coach Bob Geren. Dubai Dodgers, the Little League team supported by Emirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a fun morning being mentored …

LONDON: British Airways is gearing up for the great Christmas getaway as it prepares to carry over half a million customers over the festive period, with the most popular long-haul destination being New York and the most popular short-haul route being Geneva. New York is also set to be the busiest route on Christmas Day, with many travellers opting to …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Aviation University (EAU) has been accredited from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as a Maintenance Training Organisation. This official certification provides the university with significant recognition on the national and international level as the first educational institution in the UAE to have its Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Programme approved by EASA, in addition to the UAE …

DUBAI: Emirates celebrated an important fleet milestone with the delivery of the final Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its order books. A6-EQP is the 190th Boeing 777 aircraft to be delivered to Emirates, the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft and also the only airline in the world to have operated all the six variants of the Boeing 777 family. …

DUBAI: dnata Travel, the UAE’s longest-standing travel agency, offers a unique opportunity to the visitors of its store in The Dubai Mall to ‘leave’ the UAE and enter a winter wonderland representing England’s iconic cities and countryside. dnata Travel has even transported a traditional red telephone box from the streets of the UK to the only travel store in Dubai’s …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently arranged a familiarisation trip for social media influencers from GCC to experience its latest A320neo aircraft on a flight to Istanbul, Turkey. The influencers flew from Dubai and Kuwait to Istanbul and had the opportunity to experience the comfort of flying Gulf Air’s eco-friendly Airbus A320neo, which features …

DUBAI: Café Society, the exquisite dining place for gourmet lovers located at TAMANI Marina Hotel & Hotel Apartment, introduced #SmilesWithCafeSociety on Instagram throughout December 2018, a clever initiative thought up by the hotel to raise awareness for all charitably activities and help people in need. The idea is anyone who posts his smile while at Café Society on #SmilesWithCafeSociety on …

DUBAI: Ali Alnaqbi, Founding & Executive Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is delighted to welcome a host of senior industry figures to the organisation he founded in 2006. MEBAA, a non-profit organisation, was created with the aim of providing a platform for the MENA region’s business aviation industry to gather, understand and discuss …

DUBAI: Travel is expected to peak this weekend for Emirates, as the airline expects yet another busy period with over 100,000 passengers passing through Terminal 3 this upcoming weekend ahead of the winter holiday break. The busiest time for departures will be on Friday 14th December with more than 30,000 passengers scheduled to travel. Peak travel will continue throughout the …