Emirates Flight 407, a fully loaded Airbus A340 carrying nearly 300 passengers and crew was racing down the runway at Melbourne Airport, Australia. As the aircraft neared the end of the runway, the ...

The Emirates fleet currently stands at 81 aircraft comprising 29 Airbus A330-200s, 12 Boeing 777-300s, nine Boeing 777-200s, 10 Airbus 340-500s, eight A340-300s, five Boeing 777-300ERs, one Airbus ...

Emirates operates its A340-500s in a 258-seat layout. With its 9,000nm (16,650km) range, the -500 was at service entry touted by Airbus as the world’s longest-range airliner, which was behind ...

Emirates SkyCargo will shortly start services with the new A340-500 aircraft, utilising it on the Sydney/Auckland routes from December 1. It is designed to accommodate six pallets and 12 ...

According to local newspaper reports, if Airbus’ planned redesign of the A340-600 does not meet the standards of the airline, Emirates may swap the order for more superjumbo A380s. However, Mike Simon ...

Pilots forced to apply maximum thrust after aircraft failed to respond to control inputs An Emirates Airbus A340-300 ran 150m (490ft) off the end of the runway before getting airborne at ...

Emirates' fleet currently stands at 81 aircraft and comprises 29 Airbus A330-200s, 12 Boeing 777-300s, nine Boeing 777-200s, ten Airbus 340-500s, eight A340-300s, five Boeing 777-300ERs, one ...

Emirates’ A340-500 aircraft offers 12 First Class Suites, 42 Business class and 204 Economy class seats, alongside 15 tonnes of cargo-carrying capacity. "Our Economy Class passengers can expect the ...

Emirates has retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its fleet from active service, making it the first and only airline in the world to operate a fleet of all A380 and Boeing 777 ...