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Business & Finance

Emirates expects to return to profit in ‘next 18 months’

DUBAI: Aviation giant Emirates expects to return to profitability “in the next 18 months” as the sector bounces...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am

Business & Finance

Emirates expects to return to profit in 'next 18 months'

DUBAI: Aviation giant Emirates expects to return to profitability "in the next 18 months" as the sector bounces back...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:24pm

World

Emirates to launch daily Dubai-Tel Aviv flights

DUBAI: Emirates is to start daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv next month, the airline announced Thursday, in...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Emirates to hold talks with Boeing at Dubai Airshow over 777X delays

DUBAI: Emirates will hold talks with Boeing over the delays to its 777X jetliner before and during this month's ...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 12:45pm

Business & Finance

Qantas extends Emirates alliance for another five years till 2028

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd and Dubai-based Emirates would extend their partnership for another five years till...

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 02:01pm

Business & Finance

Dubai's Emaar hires Emirates NBD for sale of e-commerce business Namshi

DUBAI: Dubai's Emaar has picked Emirates NBD to advise it on the sale of fashion e-commerce business Namshi, sources...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

Business & Finance

Emirates appoints Mohammad Alnahari Alhashmi as VP for Pakistan

KARACHI: Emirates has announced the appointment of Mohammad Alnahari Alhashmi as Vice President for Pakistan,...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

Pakistan

UAE lifts ban on transit flights from Pakistan, other countries

NCEMA says on Twitter that passengers travelling from countries where flights had been suspended would be able to transit through its airports from Thursday as long as they present negative PCR tests taken 72 hours prior to departure

Published 03 Aug, 2021 05:20pm

Business & Finance

Emirates extends suspension on flights from Pakistan till Aug 7

Flights to UAE have been disrupted several times due to the pandemic

Published 29 Jul, 2021 03:24pm

Business & Finance

Etihad Airways extends suspension of flights from Pakistan till August 2

United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways has suspended flights from Pakistan and neighboring India...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 02:40pm

Pakistan

Emirates extends suspension on flights from Pakistan till July 28

In its latest advisory, in line with UAE government directives, Emirates will be suspending the carriage of passengers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Dubai until July 28

Published 24 Jul, 2021 02:23pm

Opinion

New Saudi airline plan takes aim at Emirates, Qatar Airways

Saudi Arabia plans to target international transit passenger traffic with its new national airline, going...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

World

Dubai airport targets 28m passengers this year

DUBAI: Dubai’s state airport operator is hoping for a “flood” of travelers as the coronavirus pandemic eases,...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

World

Emirates to fly from India again after ban over virus

UAE suspended all flights from India -- including for transit passengers -- in April in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Updated 20 Jun, 2021 06:22pm

Business & Finance

Dubai airport targets 28 million passengers this year, CEO says

Over a two-week period starting Thursday, 66 foreign airlines will move from Terminal 2 and 3 to Terminal 1.

Published 20 Jun, 2021 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Emirates airline posts first annual loss in over 30 years

DUBAI: Dubai-based Emirates airline on Tuesday posted a $5.5 billion annual loss, its first in more than three...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Markets

Most major Gulf markets gain; Abu Dhabi falls

DUBAI: Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Wednesday, with the Dubai index leading gains on back of...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

Business & Finance

Emirates could swap Boeing 777X jets for smaller Dreamliners, chairman says

The airline is currently in talks with the US planemaker over its fleet planes, a review brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the travel industry for over a year.
Emirates, the world's biggest long-haul airline before the pandemic, has recently expressed frustration with Boeing over the 777X programme, which is three years behind schedule.

Published 17 May, 2021 06:56pm

Print

UAE bars travellers, including transit passengers, from Pakistan

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will from Wednesday suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Emirates says wants 'grown-up' talks on Boeing 777x

Clark said he expected there would be discussions in the next few months with Boeing, which he hoped would be "grown-up" conversations.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:08pm

Pakistan

Vaccination programme: Emirates flies across states to celebrate progress

KARACHI: Emirates’ one-of-a-kind flight EK2021 proudly made a journey across the different emirates Tuesday, to...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Life & Style

Largest art canvas sells for $62m

DUBAI: Work by British artist Sacha Jafri consisting of the world’s largest painting on canvas has been sold for...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

World

Nigeria suspends Emirates flights over COVID-19 tests

Emirates said last week passenger flights to and from Nigeria had been suspended until further notice in line with government directives, but did not give details.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:10pm

World

Emirates, Etihad to pilot virus ‘travel pass’

DUBAI: Emirates and Etihad, two of the Middle East’s biggest airlines, said Tuesday they would be among the first...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Telecom stocks power UAE gains; Saudi index declines

DUBAI: Markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) finished stronger on Tuesday, powered by the country’s telecoms...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Abu Dhabi outperforms as major Gulf markets rise

In Qatar, the index rose 0.2%, with Qatar National Bank (QNB) rising 0.9%.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:30pm

Markets

UAE stocks slip after first cases of new virus variant detected

Elsewhere, the shopping centres owner Arabian Centres gained 1.8% after it proposed to distribute a cash dividend of 0.5 riyal per share for the first half of the year.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:07pm

Business & Finance

Emirates hopes for A380s Return As Air Travel Recovers with Vaccine News

Emirates hopes that its full fleet of jumbo Airbus SE A380 jets will return to the skies by early 2022 as coronavirus vaccine becomes more accessible across the globe.

Published 25 Nov, 2020 03:25pm

Business & Finance

Emirates airline posts first loss in more than 30 years

The last time the airline reported a loss was in the 1987-88 financial year, when it was starting up its operations.

Published 12 Nov, 2020 05:53pm

Business & Finance

Emirates airline says returned $1.4bn in pandemic refunds

It was the 32nd straight year of profit for Emirates, but the sharp downturn in global travel in 2020 may result in a loss.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:17pm