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Travel likely to remain subdued till 2021-end due to Covid curbs: Emirates

Britain this week announced passengers arriving from certain countries would have to enter mandatory hotel quarantine for 10 days, a similar system to Australia

Emirates airline sees full fleet returning to the skies this year

DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates expects its full fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s to be in use by the end of the year as the rollout of coronavirus vaccines renews confidence in travel.

Pandemic sends Emirates to half-year loss for first time over 30 years

Emirates airline said on Thursday it lost $3.4 billion in the first half of the year due to the coronavirus crisis, handing its holding company a half-year loss for the first time in over thirty years

Covid-19 impact: Emirates posts $3.4 bn half-year loss in more than 30 yrs

Emirates had reported a 862 million dirham profit for the first half of the previous year

Covid-19 impact: Abu Dhabi's Etihad extends wage cuts until end of 2020

Employees will have their salaries reduced by 10% from September until the end of December, she said, compared to an earlier cut of between 25% and 50% which ended last month

Emirates gets $2-billion injection from Dubai amid Covid-19 pandemic

Emirates was particularly hard hit by the pandemic because its business model is built around the biggest category of jets -- Airbus SE A380s and Boeing Co. 777s

Emirates to run repatriation flights to 5 Indian cities from July 12 to 26

The flights will be operated to Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, the airline said in a statement

India bars UAE airlines from operating flights; efforts on to resolve issue

A formal order has not been issued but UAE airlines, including Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad and Flydubai, were verbally informed of the decision on Thursday.

Covid-19: Singapore Airlines may grab Emirates, Etihad traffic in India

The advantage for Singapore Airlines will come from the fact that India doesn't allow foreign airlines to directly fly passengers to a third country.

Covid-19 crisis: Emirates, Etihad extend 50% salary cuts till September

The basic salary reduction, which took effect on April 1, will be applied to all employees at grade 4 and above, the airline said

Emirates fires undisclosed number of staff as global aviation comes to halt

Emirates, the jewel of the sheikhdom's vast array of state-linked enterprises, declined to offer figures on how many staff it fired

Not interested in Air India divestment, focus on organic growth: Emirates

"We remain committed to support India's vision for the tourism and aviation sectors"

UAE airlines cancel Baghdad flights after Iran missile strike on US bases

Iran early on Wednesday fired 22 missiles at two bases in Iraq housing US troops in retaliation for the Friday killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike

President of Emirates airline to retire in June after 17 years at helm

Tim Clark, who joined the airline in 1985 when it was first launched, will remain on as an adviser, the company told The Associated Press by email

SpiceJet, Emirates sign codeshare agreement for flight ticket bookings

While passengers of Emirates will be able to access the SpiceJet network first from early 2020, SpiceJet passengers travelling from India to Dubai will also be able to access Emirates' network

Dubai Airshow: Emirates makes $9-bn order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Emirates tentatively ordered 40 Dreamliners in 2017

GoAir inks pact with Dubai-based Emirates National Oil Co for ATF supply

The pact was signed by Farid Al Bastaki, director, ENOC Aviation and Bhasin at the airlines headquarter in the city, the release stated

Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands in Dubai

Three hundred people, mostly Indians, had a narrow escape today when a packed Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai crash landed and caught fire here with authorities saying that all on board were evacuated safely. Emirates confirmed that flight EK521 with 282 passengers and 18 crew members on board was involved in an accident at Dubai international airport. The airlines said there were 226 Indians aboard the Boeing 777-300. "We can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew. All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe," the airlines said in statement. The flight EK521 departed at 10.19 AM from Trivandrum International Airport and was scheduled to land at 12.50 PM at Dubai International Airport. Among the 282 passengers, seven infants were also travelling in the flight, Thiruvananthapuram Airport director George Tharakkan told PTI. The flight had two Indian crew members on board, he said. There were a total of 74 foreigners on board

Emirates crash landing:CGI meets family of killed fire fighter

All 300 people on board escaped the aircraft before it was destroyed by the fire

US laptop ban: Emirates to allow passengers to hold on to their laptops

Emirates will allow passengers to hold on to their laptops and tablets after checking in