Dominic Ellis is the first journalist to experience the new class of Dubai’s low-cost carrier, testing everything from the cabin to duty free.
The carrier will operate its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet to Delhi and Bangalore from September 1.
What’s it like for pilots and crew onboard an A380? Dominic Ellis popped into the Emirates Aviation Experience to find out.
Dubai’s aircraft movements rose 7.4 per cent in the first half of this year as compared to same period last year.
Qantas will operate a new Auckland-Perth service from early December through to February 1, 2014.
Dubai recorded the highest share of air traffic with 29,074 movements, the report reveals.
Emirates will aim to capitalise on the region’s varied export scene.
Dubai plans to construct 850kms of cycling tracks across Dubai in the next few years.
The Abu Dhabi airline is also increasing flights to Australian destinations.
Etihad, whose annual net profit tripled in 2012, holds stakes in Virgin Australia, Air Berlin, Aer Lingus and Air Seychelles.
The low-cost airline served over three million passengers during the first half of 2013
Google has given access to all three classes and even the pilot’s cockpit of the world’s biggest jet through its Street View cameras.
Emirates Executive launches at a time when business aviation is seeing a rise in regional demand.
The investment in Marfa Port will be used to develop the port’s infrastructure and maritime leisure facilities.
Last week the government awarded $22.5 billion in contracts to three foreign-led consortia for the metro system.
Global passenger demand showed a year-on-year growth of six per cent.
The Abu Dhabi carrier is awaiting Indian regulatory approval to acquire a $379 million stake in Jet Airways.
Under the deal signed with the Serbian government, Etihad will provide a $40 million loan facility to JAT.
The Qatari airline said that the 787 jet was out of service for what it described as a “minor” technical issue.
The airline recorded passenger growth of 4.1 per cent, along with a load factor of 70 per cent in H1 2013.
The port operator’s volumes dropped in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Bad publicity around the aircraft is just media-created hype and all the glitches will iron out gradually, says analyst.
Tickets for a roundtrip between the emirates are priced at Dhs150.
Six rail lines carrying electric, driverless trains and extending 176 kilometres in Riyadh are to be completed by 2019.
The firm’s attributable net income from the deal will equal around 29 per cent of the $4.9 billion estimated for civil works.
India’s foreign investment regulator gave conditional approval to the $379 million deal.
Passenger traffic was aided by Emirates airline’s tie-up with Australia’s Qantas.
Qatar Airways grounded one of its Dreamliners earlier this week after a technical glitch.
The airline, undergoing a restructuring process, said that year-on-year losses reduced by over 50 per cent in the first half of 2013.
The project is the world’s largest public transport system currently under development, said Saudi officials.