Flights
Emirates airs new environmental programme
After taking delivery of its first eco-efficient Airbus A380, Emirates has now unveiled a series of new initiatives to further improve the environmental performance of its operations worldwide.
Emirates starts habitat regeneration at Australia resort
A major habitat regeneration project began last week at Emirates’ first luxury Australian conservation resort, Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa. The first step in a long-term conservation programme commenced with the planting of over 1,000 indigenous trees. The reforestation project aims to regenerate ecologically sensitive areas within Emirates’ Wolgan Valley Reserve and is part of Emirates Hotels and Resorts’ carbon offsetting initiative and its commitment to the protection of biodiversity.
Emirates buys 60 new aircraft
Emirates has purchased 60 wide-bodied aircraft to support the expansion of its international route network. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, signed a letter of intent with Airbus CEO Tom Enders for 30 Airbus A330-300s and 30 Airbus A350 XWBs.
First Airbus A380 enters Emirates fleet
On 28th July, Emirates took delivery of its first Airbus A380 ‘superjumbo’ at the planemaker’s new Jürgen Thomas A380 Delivery Centre. The aircraft was received by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, at an official handover ceremony attended by President of Emirates Airline Tim Clark; Airbus CEO Tom Enders; former Engine Alliance President, Bruce Hughes; Jürgen Thomas, the “founding father” of the A380; the 2,000 Hamburg Airbus staff directly involved in the production of the A380; 58 Emirates cabin crew, representing the number of A380s the Dubai based carrier has on firm order; international media, VIPs and other guests.
The Emirates A380 – a premium hotel in the sky
Emirates’ A380 Business Class features a new generation of intelligent seating, designed to ensure all seats have aisle access, cleverly designed tables that never get in the way, and a seat that slickly becomes a fully-flat bed and laptop stowage.
Hamburg honours Emirates’ Chairman
Emirates is celebrating more success in a landmark week for the airline following the arrival of its first A380. On Monday 28th July, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, was awarded the Verfassungsportugaleser, one of Germany’s highest honours, for outstanding services to Hamburg during a Senate reception.
Emirates installs inflight mobile services on Boeing 777-300
Emirates has again proved itself an aviation industry pioneer after becoming the first airline to introduce inflight mobile phone services on a Boeing aircraft. Dubai’s award-winning airline recently installed the technology, which allows passengers to make calls and send SMS text messages via their mobile phones during flights, on a Boeing 777-300.
Emirates A380 fever heads to the U.S.
Emirates A380 fever, whipped up with the delivery of its first A380 in Hamburg, is destined for the U.S. after the airline's super-jumbo embarked on the first-ever A380 commercial flight into the Americas.
KLM announces restyled Flying Blue programme
To capture the dynamic success and innovative spirit of the first 3 years of Flying Blue, KLM have completely redesigned the look and feel of the programme, uniting the corporate colours of Air France and KLM in a modern, stylish look.
Lufthansa agrees pay settlement with trade union
Lufthansa and the ver.di trade union reached a new agreement today at their pay negotiations. From 1 July 2008, the 34,000 on the ground staff are to receive a pay rise of 5.1 per cent and a further increase of 2.3 per cent from 1 July 2009. Additionally, the employees are to get a one-off payment, including a performance-related component depending on their business segment, of up to 2.4 per cent of their annual remuneration.
Monarch reports record breaking month
Award-winning low fares airline Monarch is celebrating a record breaking month after carrying almost 460,000 passengers on scheduled flights in July 2008, the highest number of passengers carried in any one month.
SAS receives prestigious technology award
SAS was presented with the "Leadership in Technology Award" at the annual award ceremony of the trade magazine, Airline Business, which was held in London yesterday, July 13. SAS received the award primarily for its contributions to "green approaches" and the use of biometry at checking-in.
Ryanair slashes fares Europe-wide
Ryanair has announced that it has slashed fares across Europe with 1million recession busting €1/£1 fares, inclusive of taxes and charges, on ryanair.com. Seats can be booked immediately and will remain on sale until midnight Wednesday 7th August, for travel from 1st September – 30th September 2008.
Ryanair announces seven new routes from Bologna
Ryanair has announced that it will transfer seven routes from Forli to nearby Bologna from 27th October 2008 which will deliver 800,000 passengers to the airport annually.
TAP announces new handling company at Heathrow
In a joint tender process, TAP along with 5 other member-companies of the Star Alliance selected the Menzies Aviation company to provide ground-based handling services at Terminal 1 at Heathrow Airport in London. With the choice of this new handling company Alliance companies hope to improve the quality of the service they provide their customers with at London Airport as well as save over 1 million euros a year.