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First Emirates Airbus A350 set to arrive in Dubai as airline takes delivery

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The newest Emirates member will be powered by a blend of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) when the aircraft makes its ferry flight. Emirates The first 50 A350s ordered by Emirates were announced at the Dubai Airshow in 2019, with the carrier extending the purchase by 15 jets four years later in 2023.

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Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s

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The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world throughout the latter 20th century. Sporting tail numbers 28000 and 29000, the VC-25As have been transporting heads of state for the US since 1987. million passengers on more than 8,000 flights.

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A Stroke of Marketing Genius: Local Businesses, Vintage Aircraft, And Their Unusual Association

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A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. Though, at least one example had served as a testbed for the Rolls-Royce Nene jet engine on commercial aircraft, paving the way for such aircraft as the world’s first turbojet airliner, the de Havilland DH.106

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