. Emirates to reduce its A380 order book by 39 aircraft · Orders 40 A330neo and 30 A350s · Last delivery of A380 scheduled for 2021 Following a review of its operations, and in light of developments in aircraft and engine technologies, Emirates is reducing its A380 orderbook from 162 to 123 aircraft. […]
On the #Jumpseat today is Captain Solomon Quianoo (CSQ). Captain Quianoo is from Ghana and flies the Airbus A380 for Emirates. On 2 October, 2018, be became the first Pilot to land the Airbus A380 in Ghana. He had since then been on our radar. Special thanks to our able moderator, Rytha Ainsoh De Baatimah, […]
Eleven people were treated at a local hospital after a plane carrying sick passengers landed at John F. Kennedy Airport Wednesday. Around 100 people on Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai complained of illness, with symptoms including cough and fever, before being officially evaluated, Benjamin Haynes, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that airlines on commercial service have airlifted four billion passengers in 2017, as Africa increased passenger traffic by 6.6 per cent. This was contained in IATA’s industry performance statistics for 2017. The world body said worldwide annual air passenger numbers exceeded four billion for the first time, […]
Emirates will be operating extra flights to Jeddah and Medina to help facilitate travel for pilgrims heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Emirates will be operating 33 additional flights to Jeddah and Medina from 6 to 31 August to support the journey for pilgrims expected to travel to the Holy […]
