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‘Silvestre’ lining to first day at Arsenal Soccer School

There was no ‘first day’ blues for pupils at Dubai’s newest school, as the gates opened at the Arsenal Soccer Schools Dubai at 7he Sevens, Emirates’ dedicated sporting venue, on Monday afternoon.

Emirates launches three month interest free payment option

Customers who book their Emirates flight online will now have access to even more choices, with the launch of the innovative Emirates Advantage payment system.

Emirates and V Australia announce code share agreement

Dubai-based airline, Emirates, and Virgin Blue Group’s new international airline, V Australia, have announced a code share partnership on the trans-Tasman route, effective 25th October 2009.

Emirates Aviation College sees increased student numbers

With the new semester due to start directly after Eid, Emirates Aviation College is on target to see an increase of 15 per cent on last year’s total student numbers.

Emirates Group supports South Africa's hospitality industry

Dnata, a division of the Dubai-based Emirates Group, is extending its hospitality in South Africa by supporting the hotel sector in one of the country's most popular provinces.

Emirates wins Caterer of the Year award

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Caterer of the Year’ award by Delta Air Lines; with Delta Air Lines Managing Director IFS, Peter Wilander and his team travelling to Dubai to personally present EKFC with the coveted trophy.

Emirates announces special Ramadan fares

Emirates is offering UAE residents in Dubai the opportunity to fly for less when visiting relatives and friends during the holy month of Ramadan; with fares starting from as little as AED 955 for a return economy class ticket inclusive of taxes.

Emirates and Virgin Blue join hands

Emirates and Virgin Blue airlines have teamed up to launch the Emirates Visit Australia Pass allowing unprecedented access Down Under.

Emirates Holidays celebrates family time

Looking to escape the summer heat? Let Emirates Holidays cool you down with its attractive offers for the perfect family getaway.

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.

An exciting deal for Ramadan in Dubai

With Ramadan fast approaching Emirates has developed some exciting accommodation packages for passengers travelling to or via Dubai during the holy month of Ramadan, from 20th August to 20th September.

Emirates goes the extra mile for businesses

Emirates airline is going the extra mile to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the economic challenges currently gripping businesses across the globe.

Paris gets an Eiffel of Emirates' A380

An Emirates' A380 super-jumbo is to serve Paris from February 1st, 2010. The French capital is the latest destination to be added to the growing list of gateways served by Emirates' popular double-decker.

Emirates Aviation College holds graduation ceremony

Helping to develop future business leaders, the Emirates Aviation College – Aerospace and Academic Studies has held their 17th graduation ceremony under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates airline and Group.

Monty puts kids on the fairway to heaven

Colin Montgomerie got a glimpse of the future as a group of young apprentices were treated to master class from the Ryder Cup captain. The Scot took a break from the BMW International Open in Germany to host the Emirates Airline Golf Clinic for some starlets dreaming of one day lining up in the European team to face the U.S in the sport’s greatest team event.

Booking on Emirates.com is even easier

Making on-line bookings and payments is now even easier thanks to the latest innovations featured on Emirates’ website at emirates.com. Payment options in many of the airline’s markets have now been widened, taking into account recent research on which payment methods are likely to most appeal to customers.

Emirates High Treet unveils top 10 summer boredom busters

Beating boredom and keeping your children entertained over the long hot summer vacation just got easier thanks to Emirates High Street’s ‘Top 10 Summer Boredom Busters’.

Fabregas gives Arsenal Soccer School kids kick start

The budding football stars who have enrolled at Dubai’s Arsenal Soccer School this month rubbed shoulders with the player whose career they dream of emulating. Cesc Fabregas – who was at Emirates Group Headquarters to welcome the children into the school - was not much older than many of them when he became Arsenal’s youngest ever first-team player in 2003, aged 16 years and 177 days.

Skywards helps lubricate the wheels of trade in Angola

Emirates' Skywards members are being given the chance to earn up to triple miles on flights to Luanda throughout August, the airline's first new destination in 2009. Flights to Angola begin on August 2nd. They will run three times a week - on a Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Emirates SkyCargo adds Slovenia to offline network

Emirates SkyCargo has appointed a General Sales Agent (GSA) in Slovenia, taking its number of offline stations in Europe to 12.

ICC World Twenty20 takes off with Emirates

The ICC World Twenty20 cricket carnival starts in London this week and no ICC sponsor is more ready for the opening match than Official Partner Emirates airline. Emirates is doing its very best to gear cricket fans up for what is set to be an even bigger Twenty20 world cup than the hugely successful tournament in South Africa two years ago.

Emirates sends volunteers to Venice

Emirates airline, in partnership with the UAE Pavilion for the Venice Biennale, sent off the first set of volunteers to Venice, Italy on 31 May 2009. Volunteers will participate in the UAE’s first national pavilion at the international Venice Biennale, a major international exhibition, showcasing the contemporary art of more than 70 countries and expected to host over 900,000 visitors.

Learn to ‘Play the Arsenal Way’ with Emirates

Emirates, the award-winning international airline, and Arsenal Football Club have joined forces to open an Arsenal Soccer School, where children of all nationalities and backgrounds will have the opportunity to learn how to ‘Play the Arsenal Way’.

Make yourself comfortable with Emirates in Germany

Emirates is already part of the travel and tourism furniture in Germany, but that status took on a new meaning yesterday when the renowned international carrier officially opened its third and largest lounge in the country.

Emirates celebrates A380 service to Bangkok

Emirates Holidays has announced a range of exciting package deals to Bangkok to celebrate the launch of Emirates airline’s new A380 service to the city.

Emirates increases Middle East services

The Middle East will once again get a boost from Emirates with the airline this month announcing an additional 12 flights per week to major travel hubs in the region; bringing the airlines total number of weekly flights across the Middle East to 197.

Emirates launches ‘Best Price’ in the UAE

Emirates has recently launched ‘Best Price’ in the UAE, guaranteeing all customers who make a booking through emirates.com/ae that they will not find a better Emirates fare elsewhere on the web.

Emirates announces 2009 expansion plan

Emirates Airline this week unveiled plans to grow the number of flights across its network by 14 per cent in 2009. This year, the Dubai based carrier will add 18 new passenger aircraft to its fleet, increasing seating capacity by 14 per cent and enabling it to start new routes as well as increase frequencies on many existing routes. It will also expand cargo capacity by 17 per cent.

Be in Dubai for every World Cup try

Emirates, the Principal Partner of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009, is offering rugby fans from around the world the opportunity to witness all the Sevens action live in Dubai from as little as US$121.

Emirates offer enhanced online travel planning

Emirates Airline is now offering travellers an enhanced on-line travel planning tool, which builds itineraries by combining Emirates flights with low cost airline connections outside the Emirates network.

Emirates strengthens its commitment to Australia

Emirates Airline has stepped up its presence in Australia with the introduction of a second daily service to Brisbane and a third daily service to Melbourne, with immediate effect. The additional services represent yet another initiative in the Emirates-Australia partnership.

Travellers urged to ‘Keep discovering Dubai’

Dubai has launched a massive global campaign, to promote its tourism facilities internationally.

Rugby World Cup Sevens extends international reach

As the curtain came down on the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009, with the Welsh men and Australian women returning home with their new trophies, IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed the tournament as the best to date.

Emirates unveils E-Zone in Business Class Lounge

Emirates has unveiled its dedicated and unique technology and entertainment corner called e-zone, located in the Business Class Lounge at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport.

Emirates SkyCargo expansion for 2009

Emirates Airline today unveiled plans to grow the number of flights across its network by 14 per cent in 2009, increasing cargo capacity by 17 per cent. In the next 12 months, Emirates SkyCargo will take delivery of two new, state-of-the-art Boeing 777 freighters, the largest twin-engine aircraft in the world. They will have a maximum payload of 103 tonnes.

Emirates rings up 100,000th mobile user

Keeping people connected, Emirates in-flight mobile telephone service has clocked up its 100,000th user this week, confirming a dramatic increase in calls this year. A total of 31 Emirates passenger aircraft are now installed with the AeroMobile service, the largest of any commercial airline.

Emirates offers a first class World Cup experience

March 12 marked another date for the history books with Emirates being announced as FIFA’s Global Tour Operator for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Emirates will be offering fans from around the globe the chance to purchase world class, seamless travel packages that will include flights, accommodation, ground transportation and match tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Slumdog Millionaire is order of the day onboard Emirates

Slumdog Millionaire had its day at the Academy Awards, with eight Oscars sparking a surge at the box office this week that took worldwide sales over the $200million mark.

Emirates to launch A380 service to Bangkok and Toronto

Emirates Airline today announced it will introduce its double decker A380 aircraft on its Bangkok and Toronto routes. Effective 1st June 2009, the aircraft will debut in Canada while the new Thai route extends the aircraft's presence in Asia after the successful launch of the A380 on Sydney and Auckland in February.

World Cup hero becomes Emirates Sports Ambassador

Rugby legend, Lawrence Dallaglio OBE and Emirates are singing in tune following the appointment of the former England captain as a Sports Ambassador for the award-winning airline.

Emirates SkyCargo takes gold for creativity

Emirates SkyCargo has been awarded the esteemed Gold Award at the Air Transport World AdAwards in the Cargo Services Category for the "Houston, We Have a Solution" campaign.

Emirates increases support of cricket in India

Emirates, the Dubai-based global airline, strengthened its commitment to the cricket world and to India on Saturday; by becoming the Main Sponsor of the Kings XI Punjab IPL team.

Emirates double number of pilot graduates

A total of 35 UAE Nationals have graduated from the Emirates airline National Cadet Pilot Programme this month, an increase of 100 per cent on last year’s graduate figures.

Emirates Holidays unveils a new world of choice

Emirates Holidays, the tour-operating arm of Emirates airline, has unveiled its A World of Choice 2009-2010 brochure. For the first time its extensive range of exciting holidays to over 120 destinations across the world has been consolidated into one comprehensive, easy to use format. All holiday options can now be found within one bumper edition.

Middle East and Far East get closer with Emirates

Emirates Airline is bridging the Middle East and Far East – two regions that continue to record healthy growth rates – with its announcement of double-daily services from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur and introduction of three additional weekly flights from Dubai to Jakarta, effective 1st May 2009.