Posts Tagged "EK"

SIA delays all A380 flights following QF32 incident

Singapore Airlines is currently delaying all of its Airbus A380 operated flights owing to recommended engine checks following today’s incident with a Qantas aircraft. Singapore Airlines A380 due to operate SQ345 ZRH-SIN is currently being delayed for six hours for the engine check conducted at Zurich, and is visible...

BRIEF: Emirates Cancels Baghdad Launch

Emirates Airline appears to have cancelled planned flights to Baghdad, Iraq. It is believed lower than expected bookings caused to make the decision. The flights are no longer available for booking. Emirates had planned to launch the flights on 1st July. Disclaimer : Notice this is not a yet...

Emirates Orders 32 More A380s

Emirates Airline today ordered 32 more Airbus A380s, valued $11.5b at ILA Air Show, Berlin. This takes Emirates’ total orders for the A380 to 90. Emirates was already the largest customer for the type. This is also the largest dollar based valued aircraft order placed ever in the commercial...

Report : SriLankan buy out from Emirates deal finalized

A reputed Sri Lankan business website, LBO, has reported that the Government of Sri Lanka has reached a deal with Emirates Airline to buy out the latter’s stake in SriLankan Airlines. The stake will be bought out by state owned Bank of Ceylon ( BOC ) and Sri Lanka...

Sri Lankan Government Offers Emirates $55m to Buy Back SriLankan Stake

15 May 2010 COLOMBO ( Reuters ) – Sri Lanka has offered $55 million to buy back the 43.6 per cent stake Dubai’s Emirates airline holds in national carrier SriLankan Airlines, the island nation’s treasury secretary said on Friday. Emirates, the Arab world’s largest airline, had no immediate comment,...

Emirates to launch Baghdad services

Emirates Airline has announced that it will be launching flights to Baghdad, Iraq from 1 July. The flight will be operated thrice weekly with an Airbus A330-200. This is Iraq’s first widebody flight in recent history and Emirates’s worldwide connectivity is definitely set to bring a big plus to...

Emirates to launch Prague flights

Emirates will be launching daily flights to Prague from 1 Jul 2010 . It will be using an Airbus A330-200 on this route. Emirates will become the first Mid Eastern carrier to launch Prague flights. Schedule as follows - EK139 DXB 1030 – 1450 PRG D EK140 PRG 1620...

Emirates to launch Amsterdam passenger service

Emirates Airline will be launching daily service to Amsterdam from 1 May 2010. The flights will be operated with Boeing 777-200LRs and Boeing 777-300ERs. Schedule as follows EK145 DXB 0825 – 1330 AMS D EK146 AMS 1530 – 2359 DXB D Emirates was reportedly long unable to launch passenger...

Will Oman Air challenge the Top Three ?

Oman Air was seen entering an ambitious growth path in the recent weeks, will it be able to reach Mid East’s top three, and make it a top four ? Fast Facts Oman Air IATA : WY ICAO : OMA Base : Muscat ( MCT ) FFP : Sindbad...