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Emirates (EK/UAE) is one of the world’s largest airlines, the largest airline in the Middle East, and one of two flag carriers of the UAE. It has a fleet size of over 250 aircraft, operating a mix of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. It’s also the world’s largest operator of the A380. With its main hub in Dubai it currently serves over 155 destinations. Take a look at our latest Emirates news coverage below.

Headquarters: Dubai, UAE

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Emirates reactivates its oldest Airbus A380

Emirates (EK/UAE) have returned their oldest Airbus A380-861 to passenger service after 5 years of inactivity. The aircraft was built as MSN007 in February…

Aviation news

2024 – a bumper year of first deliveries for Boeing and Airbus

2024 has been another busy year for the aviation industry, with numerous important aircraft deliveries fulfilled by the two biggest commercial aircraft manufacturers, Airbus…

Airline routes

Dubai deep dive: How Emirates runs its megahub

Dubai International (DXB) is the main airport in the United Arab Emirates, and the busiest in the world based on the number of seats…

Airline news

Emirates’ oldest and newest aircraft

Emirates (EK/UAE) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. One of the world’s largest and most recognized brands, Emirates has risen from…

Airline routes

United States and Canada route updates – October 2023

After the first edition of the Latin American market summary last week, in this post it’s time to review the United States and Canadian…

Special event

Final A380 test flight ends with heartfelt sign off

Emirates is scheduled to take delivery of the final Airbus A380 later this month and today Airbus performed last pre-delivery test flight for the…

Videos

Grand tour of the Emirates A380 (is this the world’s best premium economy?)

In this video we take a very special tour of the newest A380 to join the Emirates fleet. Most exciting: we get to spend…

Special aircraft tracking

Where are A380s flying these days?

Anyone who has paid attention to the airline industry since March will know that the A380 has not fared well this year. The superjumbo…

Aviation business

Tale of two airports: Doha and Dubai in the pandemic

The novel coronavirus has impacted aviation worldwide, and the Persian Gulf region has been no exception. In fact the drop in traffic there has…

Special aircraft tracking

Emirates to restart A380 flights this week

Emirates will restart service with its Airbus A380s this week after nearly four months on the ground. Flights by the A380 will restart to…

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