AIRBUS A340, A330 AIRCRAFT

Airbus A330-200. First added to the fleet in 1999, Emirates Airlines now have 29 of A330s.

Emirates Airlines Airbus A330-200 2-Class (332) Seat Plan
Business Class: 60.0″ 18.0″ 27 Standard seats
Economy Class: 32.0″ 17.5″ 251 seats

Emirates Airlines Airbus A330-200 3-Class (332) Seat Plan

First Class: 72.0″ 20.0″ 12 Flat bed seats
Business Class: 60.0″ 18.0″ 42 Standard seats
Economy Class: 32.0″ 17.5″ 183 seats

Airbus A340-300. Similar to the A330-200s but equipped with four engines, Emirates Airlines have eight of them in the fleet.

Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-300 (343) Seat Plan. There is no ICE entertainment system currently.

First Class: 86.0″ 20.5″ 12 Flat bed seats
Business Class: 54.0″ 18.0″ 42 Standard seats
Economy Class: 31.0″ 17.5″ 213 seats

Airbus A340-500

The first of a new generation long range passenger airliners introduced to the fleet in 2003. Emirates fly ten of A340s.

Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-500 (345) Seat Plan. ICE entertainment system on Airbus A340-500.

First Class: 86.0″ 20.5″ 12 Suites
Business Class: 60.0″ 18.0″ 42 Standard seats
Economy Class: 33.0″ 17.5″ 204 seats

BOEING-777 AIRCRAFT

Boeing 777-200. Emirates Airlines since 1996 have nine of Boeing 777s in two or three class, powered by Rolls Royce engines.

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-200 2-Class (772) Seat Plan

Business Class: 60.0″ 20.5″ 42 Standard seats
Economy Class: 34.0″ 17.0″ 304 seats

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-200 3-Class (772) Seat Plan. Emirates upgrading Boeing 777-200 with the new ICE entertainment system, First Class suites and improved Business class.

First Class: 62.0″ 21.5″ 18 Standard seats
Business Class: 47.0″ 20.5″ 49 Standard seats
Economy Class: 33.0″ 17.0″ 236 seats

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-200 New 3-Class (772) with the new ICE entertainment system, first class suites and improved business class.

First Class: 86.0″ 23.0″ 12 Suites
Business Class: 78.0″ 20.5″ 35 Lie-Flat seats
Economy Class: 33.0″ 17.0″ 236 seats

Boeing 777-300. Twelve of these aircraft have been added to the fleet since 1999.

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300 2-Class (773) Emirates upgraded this aircraft with the ICE entertainment system and new business class seats.

Business Class: 46.0″ 20.5″ 49 standard seats
Economy Class: 34.0″ 17.0″ 385 seats

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300ER 2-Class (773) Seat Plan. Emirates upgraded 777-300ER with the ICE entertainment system and new business class seats.

Business Class: 60.0″ 20.5″ 42 standard seats
Economy Class: 34.0″ 17.0″ 385 seats

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300 3-Class (773) Seat Plan. Emirates upgraded this aircraft with the ICE entertainment system and new business class seats.

First Class: 69.0″ 20.5″ 18 Flat bed seats
Business Class: 46.0″ 20.5″ 42 Lie-Flat seats
Economy Class: 34.0″ 17.0″ 320 seats

Boeing 777-300ER. With 32 of 777-300ERs in the fleet, Emirates Airlines have another 39 pending on order.

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300ER 3-Class (773) Seat Plan. Emirates upgraded this aircraft with the ICE entertainment system and new business class seats.

First Class: pitch 69.0″ width 20.5″ 12 Flat bed seats
Business Class: 46.0″ 20.5″ 42 Lie-Flat seats
Economy Class: 34.0″ 17.0″ 304 seats

Boeing 777-300ER Factsheet

* Cruising speed: 900 km/h
* Max range: 14.200 km
* Max. passengers: 425
* Average seat pitch WBC / Europe Select: 60 inch
* Average seat pitch Economy : 31 inch

ICE System: Live Information with aircraft’s external cameras. Live business updates, news and sport headlines from BBC News.

Communications: Phone, SMS or email from the seat, or plug in your laptop and connect via wireless to your personal email service (on the A340-500 only).

Entertainment: Over 600 channels of premium entertainment during the flight. Movies, television, audio and games from around the world to keep passengers busy and not bored during the long-haul flights which might be up to 21 – 22 hours of flight time.

On Personal TV: Blockbuster, classic and family movies, TV comedy, drama, the Cartoon Network.
Audio system features British Airways radio channels by Mark Lamarr, Robert Elms and Petroc Trelawny, also available audio programmes from the archives of the BBC, and a CD library. Emirates tv/radio on many routes, features 15 video and 26 audio channels and video games. Live BBC headlines, and Airshow with external cameras.

First Class passengers (most of business-class service is closed to these menu lists) enjoy a complete range of complimentary drinks in-flight, cocktails, champagne, and vintage wines, except on flights to Saudi Arabia. On the Emirates Brisbane-to-Singapore route the First Class passengers, for example, enjoy the braised beef rib and the stir-fried lobster.

Breakfast on long-haul flights: fresh fruit juice, yogurts and cereals, hot breakfast dishes, pastries, bread and preserves, teas and fresh coffee.

Lunch and dinner, preceded by hot canapés, followed by seven courses: hors d’oeuvres; soup; salad; four entrees; desserts along with five types of cheese, served with port; fresh fruit; fresh coffee, teas, liqueurs and sweets.

First Class Wine List:
Champagne: Cuvee Dom Perignon, Duval-Leroy Fleur de Champagne
Red Bordeaux: Chateau Lynch Bages
Red Burgundy: Nuits St Georges
Red Australian: Penfolds Bin 389 Shiraz Cabernet
White French: Pouilly Fuisse Vieilles
White Bordeaux: Chateau La Louviere Blanc 2003 Pessac Leognan
White New Zealand: Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Port Wine: Croft Port

Economy Class passengers enjoy aperitifs, Champagne, spirits, beers and red and white wines, except on flights to Saudi Arabia.

Lunch and dinner on long-haul Economy Class flights include hors d’oeuvre, salad, two main courses, dessert, tea, coffee, and liqueurs.

Emirates wine list for the in-flight dining includes: wines, champagnes, and ports from France, Germany, and California, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Economy Class Wine List:
Red Wine: Monastier Cabernet Sauvignon
White Wine: Monastier Chardonnay
Champagne: Duval-Leroy Fleur de Champagne

From Amsterdam to Istanbul – 1370 miles, flying time: 3.2 hr
Distance from Amsterdam to London – 0220 miles, flying time: 1 hr
Distance from Amsterdam to New York – 3640 miles, flying time: 7.5 hr
Distance from Amsterdam to Rome – 0810 miles, flying time: 2 hr
Distance from Amsterdam to Tehran – 2520 miles, flying time: 5.5 hr

From Abu Dhabi to Bombai, distance – 1240 miles, flying time: 3 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to New Delhi – 1440 miles, flying time: 3.5 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt – 3000 miles, flying time: 6.5 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong – 3760 miles, flying time: 8 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to London – 3400 miles, flying time: 7.3 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Montreal – 6600 miles, flying time: 14 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Moscow – 2320 miles, flying time: 5 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to New York – 6840 miles, flying time: 15 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Paris – 3250 miles, flying time: 7 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Rome – 2660 miles, flying time: 5.8 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Singapore – 3660 miles, flying time: 8 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Sydney – 7500 miles, flying time: 16 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Tehran – 0790 miles, flying time: 2 hr
Distance from Abu Dhabi to Tokyo – 5000 miles, flying time: 11 hr

From Frankfurt to Bombai, distance – 4080 miles, flying time: 8.5 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to New Delhi – 3800 miles, flying time: 8 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Hong Kong – 5690 miles, flying time: 12 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to London – 0400 miles, flying time: 1.5 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Montreal – 3630 miles, flying time: 7.5 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Moscow – 1250 miles, flying time: 3 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to New York – 3850 miles, flying time: 8.5 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Paris – 0300 miles, flying time: 1 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Rome – 0600 miles, flying time: 1.7 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Singapore – 6370 miles, flying time: 13.5 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Sydney – 10230 miles, flying time: 21 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Tehran – 2340 miles, flying time: 5.2 hr
Distance from Frankfurt to Tokyo – 5800 miles, flying time: 12.5 hr

From London to Bombai, distance – 4470 miles, flying time: 9.5 hr
Distance from London to New Delhi – 4170 miles, flying time: 8.8 hr
Distance from London to Frankfurt – 0400 miles, flying time: 1.3 hr
Distance from London to Hong Kong – 5980 miles, flying time: 12.5 hr
Distance from London to Montreal – 3240 miles, flying time: 7 hr
Distance from London to Moscow – 1560 miles, flying time: 3.7 hr
Distance from London to New York – 3450 miles, flying time: 7.5 hr
Distance from London to Paris – 0210 miles, flying time: 1 hr
Distance from London to Rome – 0900 miles, flying time: 2.3 hr
Distance from London to Singapore – 6740 miles, flying time: 14 hr
Distance from London to Sydney – 10550 miles, flying time: 22 hr
Distance from London to Tehran – 2730 miles, flying time: 6 hr
Distance from London to Tokyo – 5940 miles, flying time: 13 hr

From New York to Bombai, distance – 7780 miles, flying time: 16 hr
Distance from New York to New Delhi – 7290 miles, flying time: 15.5 hr
Distance from New York to Frankfurt – 3850 miles, flying time: 8.5 hr
Distance from New York to Hong Kong – 8050 miles, flying time: 17 hr
Distance from New York to London – 3450 miles, flying time: 7.5 hr
Distance from New York to Moscow – 4660 miles, flying time: 10 hr
Distance from New York to Paris – 3620 miles, flying time: 7.7 hr
Distance from New York to Rome – 4280 miles, flying time: 9 hr
Distance from New York to Singapore – 9520 miles, flying time: 20 hr
Distance from New York to Sydney – 9930 miles, flying time: 21 hr
Distance from New York to Tehran – 6110 miles, flying time: 13 hr
Distance from New York to Tokyo – 6730 miles, flying time: 14 hr

From Rome to Bombai, distance – 3840 miles, flying time: 8 hr
Distance from Rome to New Delhi – 3670 miles, flying time: 7.8 hr
Distance from Rome to Frankfurt – 0600 miles, flying time: 1.7 hr
Distance from Rome to Hong Kong – 5760 miles, flying time: 12 hr
Distance from Rome to London – 0900 miles, flying time: 2.3 hr
Distance from Rome to Montreal – 4100 miles, flying time: 9 hr
Distance from Rome to Moscow – 1470 miles, flying time: 3.5 hr
Distance from Rome to New York – 4280 miles, flying time: 9 hr
Distance from Rome to Paris – 0700 miles, flying time: 2 hr
Distance from Rome to Singapore – 6220 miles, flying time: 13 hr
Distance from Rome to Sydney – 10130 miles, flying time: 21 hr
Distance from Rome to Tehran – 2110 miles, flying time: 4.7 hr
Distance from Rome to Tokyo – 6120 miles, flying time: 13 hr

From Stockholm to Bombai, distance – 3870 miles, flying time: 8.5 hr
Distance from Stockholm to New Delhi – 3450 miles, flying time: 8 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Frankfurt – 0730 miles, flying time: 2 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Hong Kong – 5110 miles, flying time: 11 hr
Distance from Stockholm to London – 0890 miles, flying time: 2.3 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Montreal – 3650 miles, flying time: 8 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Moscow – 0760 miles, flying time: 2 hr
Distance from Stockholm to New York – 3920 miles, flying time: 8.5 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Paris – 0960 miles, flying time: 2.5 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Rome – 1230 miles, flying time: 3 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Singapore – 6000 miles, flying time: 13 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Sydney – 9680 miles, flying time: 21 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Tehran – 2210 miles, flying time: 5 hr
Distance from Stockholm to Tokyo – 5070 miles, flying time: 11 hr

Emirates Air has signed contracts for 120 Airbus A350s, 11 A380s, and 12 Boeing 777-300ER. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and CEO, announced this order at the 10th Dubai Airshow; he signed the contracts with Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO, and Lee Monson, VP Middle East and Africa Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

The agreement with Airbus confirms orders for 50 A350-900 and 20 A350-1000, plus 50 additional options for the A350-900. The first A350 aircraft to be delivered to Emirates in 2014. Emirates also confirmed orders on the eight A380 and for an additional three of the doubledeckers, bringing its total order for the A380 to 58.

The contract with Boeing includes 12 orders of the 777-300ER. With this, Emirates Air now has 57 Boeing 777 pending and is to become the world’s largest 777 operator in the next few years.

Emirates Air Background Information

23 years ago, on October 25th, 1985, Emirates Air started out of Dubai with two aircraft a Boeing 737 and Airbus 300 B4. As of today Emirates Air is close to 242 aircraft. In the year 2006/2007 only, Emirates Air carried 17.5 million passengers.

Emirates Airlines actively sponsors:

• Football teams: Official FIFA partner, Arsenal FC, AC Milan, Paris St Germain FC, Hamburger SV
• Rugby teams: IRB Referees, IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby Sevens World Cup 2009, Emirates Western Force
• Golf: Official Airline of Dubai Desert Classic, BMW International Open, the Korean Open, BMW Asian Open, Malaysian Open, Africa Open, The Hong Kong Open, The Austrian Open, Volvo Asian Masters, Hero Honda Open, Australian PGA Championship and the Dubai Ladies Masters.
• Cricket: Official Partner of the International Cricket Council, sponsor of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees Cricket Australia
• Horse Racing: Dubai World Cup, Emirates Melbourne Cup, Champion Stakes (Newmarket), Emirates Singapore Derby, Partner of the Australian Jockey Club, Breeders’ Cup, sponsor of the Godolphin Stable
• Australian Rules Football: Collingwood
• Tennis: Dubai Tennis Championships, Rogers Cup (Canada)

Emirates Air flies to 99 destinations in 62 countries around the world and growing. Current peak destinations from the UK include:

• Australia (Perth, Sydney)
• New Zealand (Auckland)
• Far East (Bangkok)
• Africa (Johannesburg)
• India or China (Mumbai, Shanghai)

Out of the UK hubs, Emirates flies from all the major airports, including London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester.

There’s nothing like lying around the swimming pools with a bottle of ice-cold Heineken, or Corona in your tired hand when it’s hot in Dubai (and that’s really damn hot there in the Emirates any time from April through October). Well, if you’re an expat with a stable source of income and you’d like to socialise with your peers, then it’s easy: the cost of memberships to beach clubs in Dubai now about USD 10,000 per an expat family a year.

When western expats can’t afford buying their family alcohol permit, or beach club membership then they just go to their favourite hotel with a bar or restaurant that normally has such a license and meet each other there. The night-life in Dubai might be great with all these restrictions, options, and opportunities – all that expats need to know is how to legally bypass local customs and laws which are legion.

In Sharjah thngs are even worse – they do not sell alcohol licences there at all, so there you can’t drink in Sharjah not even when you join a hotel beach club. Honestly, if the Sharjah police catches you driving with a load of alcohol in your car (unopened) they treat you as a serious criminal, they may put you to jail, or even have your head chopped off. It’s just like when the State Patrol in the U.S. stops your car and find there marijuana, cocaine, other drugs, or unlicensed guns (intended for resale in New York. Pure business, you say. Sorry, says the State Trooper)

Any major supermarket in Dubai has a customer service stall or booth with a representative of government-licensed companies with the right to sell you an alcohol permit. However, not the alcohol itself. If you hate government abusing your rights to drink as a private British citizen or other Western expats then it’s possible buy alcohol without any license or permit somewhere in Northern Emirates but you have somehow bypass Sharjah in order not to be arrested for trafficking and/or smuggling of alcohol across the Sharjah Emirate. Possible if you hire your private Jet, helicopter, or a mini-submarine.

Even after you happily smuggled alcohol to Dubai with the help of local unemployed pearl-divers, or being a law-abiding expat with a license to drink you still can not do that during the month of Ramadan at least in public. You can’t smoke or eat in public, either. And the problem is that your friends, or relatives might be considered the public, too. So to assure a complete legality during the Ramadan time Western Expats should eat, drink and smoke only in private when nobody sees them. And that Nobody might just as well include expat’s wife, husband, children, girlfriend, boyfriend and all.

Phoenix – Houston – Dubai

US Airways Connections: All flights are via Houston. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays. Planes leave Phoenix at 1215 PHX and arriving Houston at 1702. US Airlines flight US273. Starting July 03 2008 through August 18 departure time from Phoenix at 1850 and arrival at Houston at 1845. Plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB): Emirates flight EK212.

Flights on Saturdays: US Airways plane leaves Phoenix at 1215 and arriving Houston at 1700. Flight US2883. Starting July 05 2008 through August 16 departure time from Phoenix at 1850 and arriving Houston at 1845, Plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB): Emirates flight EK212.

Flight every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sun dept from Phoenix at 1218, landing at Houston airport at 1705. US Airways Flight US273. Starting August 19 2008, Emirates planes leave Houston at 1850 and arrive to Dubai at 1845. Emirates flight EK212.

Connecting flight from Phoenix to Houston every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sun: Leave Phoenix at 1218, arrive at Houston at 1705. US Airways flight US273. Through July 02 2008 Emirates planes leave Houston at 1850 and arrive next day at Dubai at 1845. Emirates flight EK212.

Mondays, Sundays: US Air planes leave Phoenix PHX at 1218 and land at Houston IAH at 1703, US Airways flight US273. Connecting flight from Houston: Emirates planes leave at 1850, and at 1845 arrive next day to Dubai (DXB). Emirates flight EK212.

Flights on Saturdays: US Airways leave Phoenix at 1218, and arrives at Houston at 1703. Flight US2883. As of August 23 2008 Emirates planes depart from Houston at 1850 and arrive next day to Dubai (DXB) at 1845, Emirates flight EK212.

Portland – Houston – Dubai

Continental Airlines Connections: Flight tickets from Portland (PDX) to Dubai (DXB) via Houston (IAH): Flight every Mon-Fri from Portland at 1034 PDX and arrive at 1646 at Houston. Continental flight CO242. As of Jun 12 leaving Houston at 1850, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) at 1845. Emirates flight EK212.

Saturdays and Sundays: Continental leaves Portland PDX at 1034 and arrives at Houston at 1644. Flight CO242. As of Jun 14 Emirates plane departs from Houston at 1850, and arrives next day at Dubai at 1845. Emirates Airlines flight EK212.

Continental flight on Mondays through Fridays: Planes leave Portland PDX at 1045 and arrive at Houston at 1654. Flight CO242. Emirates plane departs from Houston at 1850, and arrives next day at Dubai at 1845. Emirates Airlines flight EK212.

Tickets from Las Vegas (LAS) to Dubai (DXB): Flight every Mon-Fri 1110 LAS 1620 IAH CO496. As of 12Jun 1850 IAH 1845, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK212. Sat, Sun 1110 LAS 1618 IAH CO496. As of 14Jun 1850 IAH 1845, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK212. Flight every Mon-Fri 1133 LAS 1640 IAH CO496

Tickets from Las Vegas (LAS) to 11Jun 1850 IAH 1845, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK212. Sat, Sun 1133 LAS 1639 IAH CO496

Tickets from Las Vegas (LAS) to 08Jun 1850 IAH 1845, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK212.

Tickets from Orlando (ORL) to Dubai (DXB): Daily flight departure leaving 1750 MCO 0655, Emirates plane arrives next day to: LGW VS028. 1000, Emirates airplane arrives next day to: LGW 2000, Emirates airplane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK012. Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat 1925 MCO 0830, airplanes arrive next day to: LGW VS016. 1000, Emirates airplane arrives next day to: LGW 2000, Emirates airplane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK012. Sunday 1925 MCO 0830, airplanes arrive next day to: LGW VS016

Tickets from Orlando (ORL) to 29Jun 1000, Emirates airplane arrives next day to: LGW 2000, Emirates airplane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK012. 27 2010 MCO 1115, Emirates plane arrives next day to: FRA LH465 330/FJY. 1515, Emirates plane arrives next day to: FRA 2325, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK046. 456 2015 MCO 1120, airplanes arrive next day to: FRA LH465 330/FJY. 1515, Emirates plane arrives next day to: FRA 2325, Emirates plane arrives next day to Dubai (DXB) flight EK046.