Building Progress DXB and DWC and news updates
Feb 18, 2017, 2:18 pm
#1893
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Feb 18, 2017, 4:40 pm
#1894
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A new video of Al Maktoum Airport which was uploaded to today by a Dubai marketing company.
Al Maktoum Airport - ADPI - YouTube
Al Maktoum Airport - ADPI - YouTube
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/13/news...iew/index.html
EK considering future purchases of single aisle air frames,
EK considering future purchases of single aisle air frames,
Feb 18, 2017, 5:32 pm
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Seems like an odd layout with some really long taxis.
runway - freight(?) - runway - concourses - runway - runway - runway - hangers(?)
From the concourses to runway 4 and 5 it is going to be a really long way.
To me a better layout would have been to reduce taxi distances
runway - freight - runway - concourses - runway - runway - concourses - runway - hangers
Then each set of concourses get an arrival and departure runway on each side. When I first saw the six runway layout it was more like this. yes the people movers would have to travel further, but they travel faster and more direct underground than the planes taxi and use less fuel than the planes would have to go all that way.
runway - freight(?) - runway - concourses - runway - runway - runway - hangers(?)
From the concourses to runway 4 and 5 it is going to be a really long way.
To me a better layout would have been to reduce taxi distances
runway - freight - runway - concourses - runway - runway - concourses - runway - hangers
Then each set of concourses get an arrival and departure runway on each side. When I first saw the six runway layout it was more like this. yes the people movers would have to travel further, but they travel faster and more direct underground than the planes taxi and use less fuel than the planes would have to go all that way.
Feb 19, 2017, 2:36 am
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You'll notice the thread title includes "New Updates", which is why EK related news items get posted into this thread.
Feb 19, 2017, 2:43 am
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A new video of Al Maktoum Airport which was uploaded to today by a Dubai marketing company.
Al Maktoum Airport - ADPI - YouTube
Al Maktoum Airport - ADPI - YouTube
I didn't know they were building an express train line from Dubai to DWC. It sounds similar to the HKG setup - check in a drop your bags at the station, and travel on the train with just your hand baggage.
Feb 21, 2017, 3:36 am
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Watch video: Beat long queues at Dubai airport, use Emirates ID
http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai...se-emirates-id
http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai...se-emirates-id
Mar 1, 2017, 2:00 am
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Dubai International began the new year in top gear as monthly traffic in January reached an all-time high of eight million passengers, according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today.
Passenger traffic rose 9.7 per cent to 8,037,008 in January 2017, up from 7,327,637 in the same month in 2016. This follows DXB’s performance in 2016 during which the airport welcomed a record 83.6 million passengers.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/passe...rd-665223.html
Passenger traffic rose 9.7 per cent to 8,037,008 in January 2017, up from 7,327,637 in the same month in 2016. This follows DXB’s performance in 2016 during which the airport welcomed a record 83.6 million passengers.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/passe...rd-665223.html
Mar 2, 2017, 7:51 am
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Dubai airport gets strict with new baggage rules
http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai...-baggage-rules
http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai...-baggage-rules
Mar 2, 2017, 10:44 am
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Emirates rejects Lufthansa, Air France-KLM claims in letter to EU.
Emirates says Lufthansa and Air France-KLM claims that Gulf airlines engaged in unfair practices untrue.
"It is baffling why two of the largest legacy airlines in Europe are alleging that Gulf carriers have caused them to contract their Asian services when the opposite is true," an Emirates spokeswoman said.
"OAG (Official Airline Guide) data show that between 2007 to 2017, the 6 European carriers combined actually grew capacity from Europe to Asia in terms of seats (17 percent), and flight frequencies (6 percent)," she added.
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...o-eu-1.1987480
Emirates says Lufthansa and Air France-KLM claims that Gulf airlines engaged in unfair practices untrue.
"It is baffling why two of the largest legacy airlines in Europe are alleging that Gulf carriers have caused them to contract their Asian services when the opposite is true," an Emirates spokeswoman said.
"OAG (Official Airline Guide) data show that between 2007 to 2017, the 6 European carriers combined actually grew capacity from Europe to Asia in terms of seats (17 percent), and flight frequencies (6 percent)," she added.
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...o-eu-1.1987480
Mar 6, 2017, 2:54 am
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Watch: 2 female pilots fly Emirates A380 for International Women's Day
http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/watch...nal-womens-day
http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/watch...nal-womens-day
Mar 9, 2017, 1:38 pm
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Emirates booking rate to US dropped 35% after January travel ban.
Emirates boss says concerned about latest US travel order.
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...-ban-1.1991063
Emirates boss says concerned about latest US travel order.
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...-ban-1.1991063
Mar 9, 2017, 1:44 pm
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Emirates chief fears ‘gathering storm’ as he hints at exit.
Tim Clark said Emirates may need to establish a short-haul fleet as Mideast nations, while cautioning that the decision will be one for his successor.
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...exit-1.1991415
Tim Clark said Emirates may need to establish a short-haul fleet as Mideast nations, while cautioning that the decision will be one for his successor.
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...exit-1.1991415