Emirates adds Santiago to its South American network

Emirates will add Santiago, Chile to its network providing up to 15 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight to the region. The Boeing 777-200LR services will start on 5 July providing cargo capacity for Chilean exports including salmon and other perishables. Chile is the world’s second largest producer of farmed salmon and exports of salmon […]

Emirates adds Fort Lauderdale to US network

Emirates has started flying to its 11th US destination with daily Boeing 777-200LR flights to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The flight offers up to 15 tonnes of bellyhold cargo capacity in and out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and is the first scheduled service from the Middle East to Fort Lauderdale. Emirates divisional senior vice […]

Ethiopian to operate first A350 on Heathrow – Addis Ababa route

Ethiopian Airlines will launch Airbus A350 XWB operations on its daily London Heathrow – Addis Ababa route from 14 August. Airbus says the aircraft, Ethiopian’s first A350 and the first one for Africa, which has been named ‘Simien Mountains’, improves performance with its airframe and simplified systems to optimise fuel burn, maintenance costs and reliability. […]

Emirates connects Dubai with Yinchuan and Zhengzhou

Emirates has increased its coverage in China with flights a week to Yinchuan, which then flies onto Zhengzhou. The Boeing 777-200LR service will connect the fast growing Midwest Chinese cities and will be the fourth and fifth cities Emirates flies to after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The aircraft will offer 14 tonnes of bellyhold cargo […]