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 [...]

Monday saw the announcement by UAE-based global carrier Emirates that it would resume a third daily flight from Sydney. Emirates flight EK415 had been suspended just last month whilst the carrier underwent company reorganisations. Now, the airline says it will reintroduce the route on October 2nd next year, increasing its Sydney-Dubai capacity by 41%. Upon [...]

Thursday saw UAE-based carrier Emirates replace the Airbus A340 operating its Dubai-Perth route with a new Boeing 777-200LR. The addition will make Emirates the only carrier operating the 200LR version of the Boeing 777 in Australia. The 200LR is a version of the original wide-body aircraft that has been configured specifically for long-range routes. Passengers [...]

Two planes were just seconds away from colliding in midair in Australia, according to an investigation into a 2009 incident. The near miss occurred around 60kms from the centre of Mildura in Victoria, Australia, on September 3 last year. An Emirates Boeing 777 carrying 302 passengers and crew passed within a few kilometres of a [...]

London has scooped the prize for World’s Leading Destination at the 2010 World Travel Awards, widely considered the most prestigious awards ceremony on the travel calendar. The UK’s capital beat other major cities including Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and New York to pick up the gong. It was a stellar night for Abu [...]