Emirates Receives Boeing Landmark Plane

Boeing commercial airplanes has officially handed over the 1,000th edition of B-777 model to its biggest customer, Emirates airline.

Speaking at the hard-over ceremony at the company’s plant, at Everett, in United States, the president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Jim Albaugh said “as the biggest 777 customer, it is very appropriate Emirates is the recipient of our milestone 1,000th 777.

President of Dubai Civil Aviation and CEO of Emirates airline and Group, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum was the guest of honour at the ceremonial hand over of the plane which would arrive Dubai later this month.

He was accompanied by a high- powered delegation of UAE ministers, other government officials and the airline’s top executives.

According to him, while Emirates is honoured to be the recipient of Boeing’s landmark plane, it is also committed to helping Boeing and the US economy with the order of another 93 aircraft.

He expressed confidence that their request would generate a significant number of jobs in various capacities of the industry.

Meanwhile Dubai is examing ways of raising funds to expand its aviation infrastructure.

Dubai Airports Chief Executive Officer, Paul Griffiths said they would come up with a structure that would enable them to access the financial market in the most cost-effective way.

Griffiths, a former Chief Executive Officer of London Gatwick Airport said the world is a very challenging place at the moment to raise funds, but added that the Dubai Airports’ record on growth and its firm expansion plans would help.

“I’ d imagine wer’re in a fairly good place as a blue-chip utility if we were in a structure that would enable us direct access into the market,” he said.

“All options are in consideration, Obviously, some options are a step, others are a giant leap,” he added.