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Archive for August 6th, 2008

Emirates Airlines‘ A380 is currently doing a showcase tour around North America.  We were there to catch the show Live at JFK Airport in New York City on Aug 1, 2008. While there, we took the time to chat with Nigel Page, who is Emirates’ Senior Vice President of Operations for the Americas. Being with Emirates for 15 years, and 20 years with British Airways, Nigel shares his wisdom with us in the video interview. Below, you will also find key talking points in the interview. Enjoy!

  1. How would you differentiate Emirates A380 from Singapore Airlines‘ and Qantas’ product?
    1. Geographic advantage - Dubai is located mid-way between Russia and Africa, US East coast and the Far East and of course, Europe and Australia. We will take full advantage of this, once our 58 A380s are in service.
    2. Cabin crew of 130 nationalities - each plane has a crew that speaks over 10 languages between them  Read the rest of this entry »

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