Emirates Airline President Sir Tim Clark says they are taking a major chunk of its record profits - $2.6 billion for the first half of 2023-24 - and investing it back into the business.
In one of the first major deals at the 2023 Dubai Airshow, Emirates announced an order for 95 Boeing aircraft, costing $52 billion.
These include 55 Boeing 777-9s, 35 777-8s, and five 787s to power its growth plans.
With this latest order, Emirates is also set to be one of the launch customers of the 777-8 passenger variant, with first deliveries expected in 2030.
Speaking to Dubai Eye 103.8's Business Breakfast show, Clark says customers will see benefits in different areas.
Meanwhile, flydubai has placed its first wide-body order for 30 Boeing 787-9s at the Dubai Airshow, diversifying its current fleet of all-Boeing 737 aircraft.
The planes are to be delivered from 2026 and are valued at $11 billion.
Clark also spoke about flydubai's growth and how their plans are great for Dubai.
Flydubai currently operates an efficient single fleet-type of 80 Boeing 737 aircraft and has an order backlog of more than 130 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to be delivered by 2035.
After 55 years in the travel retail industry and 41 at the helm of Dubai Duty Free (DDF), Colm McLoughlin, Executive Vice Chairman & CEO has announced that he is stepping down from his role on May 31, 2024.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, says he expects passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport to exceed 90 million by the end of this year.
Apple on Tuesday introduced a new chip called the M4 that it said would outclass personal computers designed for artificial intelligence - but put the new chip in an iPad Pro model rather than a laptop.