Emirates

Emirates to hire 5,000 cabin crew amid expansion drive

The global hiring spree, with recruitment in Singapore starting next week, follows retrenchments at other airlines 

The Dubai-based carrier will introduce one more upgrade to the aircraft’s first-class cabins before retiring the planes at the end of next decade.

Emirates will keep A380 jumbo flying until end of next decade

Emirates is already pouring billions into a refresh of its fleet of A380s as it seeks to extend the jumbo jets’ lifespan

“The Emirates Group has raised the bar to set new records for profit, revenue and cash assets,” says chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Emirates airline group announces record US$6.2 billion gross profit

The 18% rise in profit, slimmed to US$5.6 billion after the UAE’s recently introduced corporate tax

Sats completed the acquisition of Paris-based Worldwide Flight Services in 2023.

Sats unit bags 5 year contract with Emirates SkyCargo at Frankfurt Airport

The freight handler now provides specialised gateway services at 21 stations across the airline’s global network

Emirates is retrofitting aircraft at its engineering facilities in Dubai, fitting them out with new cabin interiors and other upgrades to extend the life span of models like the Airbus A380 jumbo or the Boeing’s 777.

Emirates says aircraft retrofit programme pushing US$5 billion

EMIRATES president Tim Clark said the company is spending close to US$5 billion in cash to retrofit existing aircraft like the Airbus A380 jumbo or the Boeing’s 777 to bridge delays with new models on...

The state-owned carrier has enjoyed huge passenger flows through its hub in Dubai, helping boost profit even as the airline industry grapples with geopolitical tensions.

Emirates Group H1 profit drops 8% on corporate tax

Profit after tax fell to 9.3 billion dirhams (S$3.36 billion), from 10.1 billion dirhams year-on-year

In September, Boeing reported orders from unnamed buyers for 11 777F freighters, but did not supply details.

Emirates orders more Boeing 777F freighters

It’s expanding its fleet of Boeing 777F freighters as it plans for sharp growth in cargo traffic

Full-year profit was up more than 60 per cent at 17.23 billion dirhams (S$6.35 billion), comfortably beating the previous year’s 10.6 billion dirhams.

Dubai's Emirates airline posts record full-year profit

It will pay staff a bonus equivalent to 20 weeks’ salary

Rolls-Royce acknowledges the downtime on the XWB-97 engine is greater than expected but denies suggestions that the performance level equates to being “defective”.

Emirates tells Rolls-Royce: Go back to basics, put products first

The head of Dubai’s Emirates has urged Rolls-Royce to go “back to basics” and focus on the performance of its engines, a day after the British firm laid out plans to quadruple profits.

The deal is worth US$6 billion and all-told Emirates has committed to spending US$58 billion on new aircraft after it announced a much larger order, worth US$52 billion from Boeing.

Emirates airline announces order for 15 Airbus A350-900s

Dubai-based Emirates on Thursday (Nov 16) announced an order for 15 long-haul Airbus A350-900s, bringing to 110 the number of additional aircraft the company has ordered at this year’s Dubai Air Show.