In perhaps one of the cutest aviation videos around Emirates latest addition, the Cirrus SR22 get’s a warm welcome from its big brother, the Airbus A380.
The single-engined Cirrus SR22 is used by the Emirates Flight Academy to train future Emirates pilots.
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Dubai based Emirates has announced it is to begin a daily service to Dubai (DXB/OMDB) from 1st October 2018. The move comes as Emirates’ Abu Dhabi based rival Etihad prepares to leave the Scottish capital’s airport. Etihad (EY/ETD) ends operations at Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) on the 30th September so there will be minimal [read more]
European airframer Airbus has suffered a setback on day one of the Dubai Airshow with a planned announcement for an A380 deal failing to materialise as Boeing wins big orders instead. Emirates (EK/UAE) was expected to give the Airbus A380 a lifeline but instead has chosen to delay that deal [read more]
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