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FILE- In this May 8, 2014 file photo, Emirates passenger planes are in use at Dubai airport in United Arab Emirates. Dubai Airports said Monday it plans to add 10 more A380 gates with air bridges at Dubai International Airport’s Concourse C. That will leave the airport with a world record 47 gates designed for the aircraft. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

June 21, 2017 at 11:15 am

Paris Air Show: Emirates resists buying more A380s while superjumbo’s future is clouded

Emirates, the world’s biggest operator of the Airbus A380 superjumbo, said it’s reluctant to place a further order for the double-decker jet until the future of...

Airplanes belonging to Emirates, left, and Delta Air Lines, right, are shown Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

February 9, 2017 at 5:50 pm

Emirates says Seattle flight delayed 6 hours as Delta withheld $300 spare part

A Boeing 777 that was to fly from Seattle to Dubai was delayed for more than six hours by a mechanical issue. Emirates acquired and...

December 19, 2016 at 6:41 am

Iran drops A380s in Airbus order as jet struggles for deals

Iran reduced its order with Airbus to 100 planes in a contract that will no longer include A380s, Iran’s deal with Boeing to buy 80...

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February 19, 2016 at 1:27 pm

Boeing cleared for aircraft talks with Iran

The U.S. government cleared the manufacturer to begin talking with approved Iranian carriers about their fleet needs, although a separate license will be needed for...

February 16, 2016 at 3:49 pm

Airbus’s revamped A320 hit by tail strike, Qatar broadside

Airbus Group’s upgrade of its best-selling A320 jetliner family suffered twin blows after a test plane struck the ground on landing and key customer Qatar...

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August 13, 2015 at 12:37 pm

Boeing 777 to serve world’s longest route

Emirates is set to wrest the title of world’s longest operating airline route from Australia’s Qantas Airways with a service between its Dubai hub and...

April 9, 2015 at 7:48 am

Emirates fits A380 with 615 seats for high-density Danish trips

By reducing the number of classes to two from three, Emirates will beat its previous maximum of 517 seats on A380s plying medium-haul routes. The...

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September 23, 2014 at 9:58 am

Kuwait reportedly close to ordering 10 Boeing 777-300ER jets

Boeing is closing in on winning an order from Kuwait Airways for 10 widebody 777-300ER jets, people with knowledge of the negotiations said. The order...

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July 25, 2014 at 12:45 pm

Ukraine detours likely to bring higher airfares

The extra cost from rerouting hundreds of airliners around Ukrainian airspace, shut down following the downing of a Malaysian Air flight last week, is set...

July 9, 2014 at 5:12 pm

Emirates finalizes massive Boeing 777X order

Emirates, the largest airline by international traffic, signed off on an order for 150 Boeing 777X planes to renew and extend what is already the...

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