Emirates moving to new Terminal 3 in Dubai

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The Kampala office of Dubai’s global airline, Emirates Airline, has now given out information that the airline will move all operations to the new Terminal 3 at Dubai’s Int

Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental joins Emirates Skywards Program

TULSA, OK (September 2, 2008) - Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, subsidiaries of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., are showing the sky's the limit in launching a new frequent flyer partn

Emirates receives two Boeing 777 airplanes on the same day

SEATTLE, WA (August 29, 2008) - Boeing and Dubai-based airline Emirates celebrated the delivery of a 777-300ER (Extended Range) and a 777-200LR (Longer Range) yesterday, marking the first double 777 d

Emirates Airline puts focus on the environment

Dubai’s Emirates Airlines on Monday unveiled a program called Emvironment, a series of new initiatives to further improve the environmental performance of its operations worldwide.

Airline losses and woeful predictions fall on deaf ears at Emirates

June figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate that demand is continuing to slow for air travel. Don’t bother sharing that news with Emirates Airlines.

Airline boss says high oil a threat

Up to a quarter of the world's airlines could go broke if fuel costs fail to keep going down and oil prices return to $US145 a barrel, Emirates president Tim Clark has warned.

Emirates receives its first A380

The Dubai-based Emirates airline receives its first Airbus A380 super jumbo jet on Tuesday as pilots for the company are in Germany to fly the new aircraft from the Airbus factory in Hamburg to the ma

First Airbus A380 enters Emirates fleet

HAMBURG, Germany - Emirates Airline took delivery on Monday of its first Airbus A380 'superjumbo' at the planemaker's new Jürgen Thomas A380 Delivery Center.

Emirates Airlines appoints sales manager

DUBAI, U.A.E. – Emirates has announced the appointment of Joel Goldowsky as sales manager, Northeast US. Goldowsky joins Emirates with more than 28 years of experience in the airline industry.

Emirates to launch A380 with bi-coastal inauguration

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Emirates Airline has announced plans to showcase the new, double-decker Airbus A380 during exclusive familiarization flights in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Emirates Airline pre-launch events promote world’s first non-stop services from Dubai to Los Angeles and San Francisco

In advance of its launch of the world’s first non-stop services from Dubai to Los Angeles and San Francisco, Emirates Airline recently completed the final instalment of its tour of five West Coast r

Emirates launches services to two important Asian gateways

DUBAI – Emirates recently commenced service to two influential Asian cities, with inaugural flights to both Guangzhou, China and Kozhikode, India departing from Dubai International Airport on July 1

Emirates launches their most adventurous ad campaign yet

Emirates, the international airline based in Dubai, are set to launch their most adventurous advertising campaign yet, to be beamed to billions of people across the world.

Emirates spreads its wings in India

DUBAI, U.A.E – Set against a backdrop of booming trade ties and escalating travel between Dubai and India, Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing carriers, has announced plans to advance its Indian operation with 18 additional flights per week, effective July 1, 2008.

Emirates to launch first commercial A380 service to US

Air travelers will be able to experience Emirates Airline's state-of-the-art A380 for the first time on August 1 when the airline launches its first A380 commercial service from Dubai to New York JFK.

The 14-hour non-stop flight will also be the first-ever commercial A380 service to the United States.

Emirates' Australian Conservation Resort reaches first milestone

Emirates Hotels & Resorts' 4,000-acre Australian luxury conservation resort, Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, has reached its first milestone with the completion of the first of 40 villas, and the planting of the first 1,000 native trees on site.

Emirates 100 percent e-ticket enabled

Emirates airline has been 100 percent e-ticket enabled across all of its online destinations, it was announced today.

The feat was achieved at the end of April, weeks ahead of IATA’s June 1 deadline, the airline said.

Abu Dhabi may become the ultimate travel destination

The eyes of the world could soon be on Abu Dhabi, which, as Steffan Rhys found out, is exactly what it wants.

Days earlier, President George W. Bush had checked out of the Emirates Palace. The leader of the free world is one of the few people alive considered eminent enough to occupy the eighth floor of the world’s only seven star ... read more

Emirates Airline to expand services to Nice

Emirates Airline is planning to improve its passenger figures threefold in flights between Dubai and the City of Nice, situated in the French Reviera. The Dubai-based airline is hoping to fly 100,000 passengers in 2008.

The carrier plans to expand its flights to southern part of France in order to strengthen tourism between Dubai and the ... read more

Airline offers in flight email and SMS

Aussie airline Qantas is installing technology on all its domestic planes that will enable passengers to send and receive email and SMS via mobile phones or personal electronic devices.

The news comes just days after the first in flight mobile phone call was made on an Emirates airline flight between Dubai and Casablanca. Like Emirates, ... read more