Emirates 25th anniversary celebration »

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, Chairman & CEO, Emirates talks to Phil Blizzard in this report reflecting back on the airline's 25 years of operation. Founding CEO Maurice Flanagan and Tim Clark, President, Emirates talk about the start of the airline and of some of their challenges. There are also lighter moments with HH Sheikh Ahmed in Venice, plus the delivery of their first Airbus A380 aircraft in Hamburg.

• » Emirates sparks A380 activity across the globe

  Emirates' expanding A380 fleet is generating interest from airports across the world as Manchester becomes the latest city to be served by the superjumbo.

• » Royal tour of Al Maktoum International Airport

  Checking into the passenger terminal at the brand new Al Maktoum International Airport was HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his entourage for an inspection tour of Dubai's second airport. Phil Blizzard joined the royal tour and reports on the development taking place at Dubai World Central.

• » Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum Airport set to make history

  This week Emirates Airline became the first carrier to land its aircraft on Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International, the world's largest airport, as part of final preparations prior to the official launch of the airport. The successful test paves the way for the airport to open as scheduled on June 27, launching a new chapter in Dubai's emergence as one of the world's leading aviation hubs.

• » Emirates orders 32 Airbus A380 super jumbos valued at $11.5bn expanding its fleet for tomorrow

  Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, placed an order with Airbus for an additional 32 A380 aircraft taking the total firm order for the iconic flagship of the 21st century to 90 super-jumbos. The order for the additional aircraft has a list price of $11.5bn (Dhs42.2bn).

• » Emirates Group announce record profit increase of 248%

  HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group announced an outstanding result in a year with worldwide market instability. The group has posted a record profit increase of 248%, with group net profit of $1.1bn (Dhs4.2bn) as Phil Blizzard reports.

• » Emirates becomes world's largest Boeing 777 operator

  Emirates has become the world's largest airline operator of Boeing 777 aircraft with the arrival of its 78th Boeing 777 today.

• » Emirates Terminal 3 opens at Dubai Airport

  Emirates Terminal 3 opens at Dubai International Airport providing Emirates passengers with a 'state of the art' facility. Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports talks to Phil Blizzard about the testing prior to opening, what passengers can expect and future developments.

• » A380 audio update: Emirates A380 landing in Dubai

  AME Info was given special permission to do a live telephone link during the landing of the Emirates A380 from Germany to Dubai. In our final call with Phil Blizzard he talks us through the landing, and tells us what it was like to be a passenger on board the plane.

• » Airbus hands the A380 'keys' to Emirates

  At a lively ceremony in Hamburg, Airbus officially handed Emirates its first A380, the first from its new delivery centre on the banks of the River Elba. Phil Blizzard reports on the red carpet event, as well as the announcement by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates, that the airline is buying 60 more aircraft from Airbus.

• » Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes Emirates' first flight to America

  The world's second man to set foot on the moon, in the first-ever such space mission, took off on Emirates' nonstop first flight to New York.

• » Emirates to open new gateways on four continents in 2004

  Emirates, the UAE's award-winning international airline, plans to open six new destinations in 2004 including gateways in the US, Scotland, central Europe, China and West Africa in a network expansion spread across four continents.

• » America names Emirates top airline for passenger service

  Dubai's Emirates Airline, which starts services to and from North America next spring, has won a major award from a top US aviation magazine.

• » Emirates Airline - new official partner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

  Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, today became a sponsor of one of the world's biggest sports events when the airline's Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum signed an agreement making it an Official Partner for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

• » Emirates economy class voted the best

  Emirates' Economy Class has been voted the best by readers of the UK's Business Traveller magazine. The airline scooped the number one spot in the Economy Class category for the first time and the Best Medium Haul Airline title for the third year running at this year's Business Traveller Awards.

• » Travellers choose Emirates as Best Scheduled Airline

  Emirates has been named Best Scheduled Airline in one of the most significant studies yet of the travel tastes and habits of British travellers.