Dubai-based carrier Emirates has landed a financing agreement to add new aircraft to its current fleet. Financing will come via US-based Jackson Square Aviation, France’s Natixis and Doric Asset Finance of Germany, which will combine to bring an additional five Airbus A380 super-jumbo jets as well as an five 777-300 ER wide-body models from Boeing. [...]

A major increase in passenger figures has boosted Emirates’ annual profits by a whopping 52%. The UAE-based carrier saw net profits totalling to $1.5 billion (£918 million) in the year leading up to the 31st of March. Experts attribute the success to a 14.5% rise in passenger numbers, totalling to 31.4 million. The news comes [...]

Dubai-based carrier Emirates is adding flights to Manchester a hub of sorts in the United Kingdom. The company said this week it would be adding a third flight from Manchester to Dubai to its daily schedule after its current Airbus A380 super jumbo jets have been full nearly every day. Alongside Qatar Airways and Etihad, [...]

Dubai-based carrier Emirates is expected to reveal record results in April. Analysts predict that the Dubai-owned carrier will post net profits around $2 billion (£1.25 billion). The news comes despite ongoing unrest throughout the Middle East and North African regions, which continue to force crude and jet fuel prices to record highs. In the first [...]

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has said it will be hiring 4,000 new cabin crew workers in 2011. The news comes as the airline continues its expansion efforts. The company said this week that it has already begun the hiring process in countries on all six continents in which it operates and the number of cabin crewmembers [...]

Growing global carrier Emirates helped Dubai International Airport reach is highest passenger numbers ever in 2010. Last year, the airport recorded 47.2 million passenger movements, the highest amount on record and a whopping 15.3 jump on numbers seen in 2009. Experts say the figures come much as a result of the growth from Emirates and [...]

Airlines have engaged in a battle to offer more flights to and from Indian cities. The news comes as some domestic Indian carriers have just received the go-ahead to top up capacities, however a number of airlines, both domestic and international, are waiting in line to snatch up rights to what the industry currently sees [...]

Air Transport magazine has named Dubai-based global carrier Emirates as Airline of the Year. The publication’s editors note the airline’s outstanding reputation for customer service, innovative onboard products and bar-none world’s best financial performance among air carriers, all of which, it says, put it in the top spot for the award. Air Transport magazine is [...]

August will see Indian budget carrier IndiGo begin service to international destinations. The new comes from a company statement following regulatory approval of the first three routes, which include nonstop service from its New Delhi base to Dubai, Bangkok and Singapore. Indigo will join five other Indian airlines –Air India, SpiceJet, Kingfisher Airways, JetLite and [...]

The Calgary Herald has reported that Canadian carrier WestJet is currently in talks with Emirates over a proposed alliance deal. Monday saw WestJet chief executive Gregg Saretsky tell reporters that there are over 70 carriers interested in WestJet and that his airline is currently working through the list to see which partnerships would be most [...]