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Topic: Emirates

Modi expresses ‘deep appreciation’ for Amir of Qatar over return of Navy veterans

Modi met Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during his Qatar visit. Discussions included expanding areas of bilateral cooperation to include space, technology and innovation.

Air India expansion stirs tension as as foreign carriers seek more access to air traffic rights

Dubai's Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Jazeera Airways called for sharp increases in traffic rights to and from India. Vietnam and Indonesia are also in line, a govt official said.

Asked to cut ops, Emirates slams ill-equipped Heathrow for not choosing to ‘plan, invest’. Truce reached

Airports in Europe face holiday deluge, struggle with low resources after employee strikes, pandemic lay-offs.

As Covid hits airlines again, two flights on busy Mumbai-Dubai route fly with single passenger

Oswald Raphael Rodrigues and Bhavesh Javeri were the only passengers on Air India and Emirates flights to Dubai, respectively. In April, Mumbai-Dubai was among busiest international routes.

Emirates’ fleet of jumbo A380 jets could return by 2022 as demand for air travel increases

The Dubai-based airline is the largest customer of the Airbus A380, whose sheer size has made it particularly unviable to maintain during the pandemic.

Covid gives Vistara a chance to grab Emirates, Etihad traffic from India

Vistara expects demand for long-haul direct international flights from India to rise towards the end of the year after travel restrictions lift.

Emirates may cut 30,000 jobs, accelerate retirement of A380 carriers

Since the coronavirus outbreak, airlines across the globe are cutting jobs after being hit with an unprecedented near-total shutdown of travel.

Vistara to add more big planes to take on Emirates, Etihad in India

Vistara is considering ordering more 787 Dreamliner jets from Boeing to add flights to destinations as far away as the US to take on Emirates & Etihad.

Aeroplanes aren’t selling like they used to

Lack of orders from aviation giants like Emirates, Lufthansa and Boeing signal that the world doesn't need that many planes right now.

Vistara goes international, Singapore Airlines picks fight with Emirates for Indian skies

Vistara is a key element of Singapore Airlines’ multi-hub strategy & the launch of international operations pits it against Emirates and Etihad.

On Camera

India-EU FTA will change how US looks at trade with New Delhi. We must be ready

For India and the EU, the reliance on the US for security needs and on China for goods and services is associated with greater risks and vulnerability to major disruptions.

In Pinarayi’s pre-poll Kerala budget, gig hubs, global school and a welfare bonanza

Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced the 2026-27 Kerala Budget Thursday.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.