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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Friday, January 8, 2016
4 Hour Delay on Air India Flight
An Air India flight from Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport bound to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport was delayed for more than four hours, leading to a huge mob of angry passengers upset at the national airline. According to Air India, the flight was delayed due to "poor visibility at the time of departure" The A321 aircraft was supposed to carry around 240 passengers, who were delayed for 4 hours, stranded at the Waiting Area.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Emirates to drop A380 service temporarily on Dubai- Dallas Route
Emirates Airline will stop using the mammoth double-decker Airbus A380 on its daily service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Dubai from February 1st to September 1st. Instead, the carrier will use a Boeing 777-300ER on the route due to a temporary adjustment in fleet optimization. However, the company assured that the A380 will return to Dallas promptly after the necessary steps were taken to modernize their existing fleet. So Dallas, you'll see a smaller, but still beautiful 777 in the Emirates livery coming to your airport for a few months!
Friday, January 1, 2016
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Emirates to retire 26 planes in search of modernizing A380 fleet
Emirates airline will retire 26 older aircraft next year, as the world’s largest international carrier focuses on the fuel efficiency and modernity of its fleet to win more customers. The airline said that it would further retire 13 aircraft in 2017 and 13 in 2018, making its average age of aircraft retirement at 15.7 years. The industry’s average is 25 years. In 2016, two A330-300s, four A340-300s, one A340-500, six Boeing 777-200ERs, two Boeing 777-300s and one Boeing 777-300ER will be retired. At the same time, Emirates will add 36 new planes to its fleet in 2016. These planes include 20 Airbus A380s, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, and 16 Boeing 777-300ERs. Emirates currently has 244 aircraft. The carrier received 26 new aircraft this year: 15 Airbus 380s, 10 Boeing 777-300ERs and one Boeing 777 Freighter. Emirates has 262 planes on order valued at US$120 billion at list prices. Emirates’ order includes 71 Airbus A380s, 42 Boeing 777-300ERs, 115 Boeing 777-9Xs and 35 Boeing 777-8Xs. Emirates said that once deliveries for its new Boeing 777X come in early 2020, they will be 20 % more fuel-efficient than previous models. The aircraft are to feature larger windows, increased cabin pressure, higher ceilings, and a wider cabin than previous models. 
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