Emirates' vice chairman addresses Wings Club

Maurice Flanagan, Emirates' Vice Chairman and Group President recently addressed an audience of more than 160 US aviation leaders attending a monthly Wings Club meeting in New York City.

Flanagan shared his outlook for the industry for this year and the next, as well as an overview of Emirates' operations and an analysis of the causes behind the airline's rapid growth and successful financial performance.

He stated that while demand is growing strongly again, especially in the Far East, and several airlines now are operating profitably, challenging times still lie ahead fro many of them.

Flanagan also announced that Emirates will take delivery of the first of 30 Boeign 777-300ERs before the end of March, with the remaining ones arriving at the average rate of one per month thereafter.

After October of next year, those deliveries will overlap with the arrival of 45 Airbus A380s ordered by Emirates, which are planned to enter service also at an average rate of one per month.