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And it continues to launch innovative and original products6 is also has links to the Google calendar project management toolGoogle intends to become also an important actorIt can now measure the real degree of opposition We have doubled in volume compared to last year9 billion or 32 billion euros see analysis at pThe Greek crisis has scarcely improved their imageIt is estimated victim of an orchestrated by the PS political CabalWe have seen positive signs in many areasThere are also technical obstacles to overcomeThe contrast could not be more striking: just days after Lufthansa had taken possession of the first of its 15 A380s ordered, Emirates already operates 10 and buys 32 more. More striking still: the announcement takes place in Berlin, the German airline fee, which, as its European rivals, has any fear of consuming ambitions of the new Leviathan from the air. "If you ask me what is the magnitude of this command, je would say that it is already for many of us a miracle that Emirates, with a relatively narrow domestic market, has more seats in the international Air France and British Airways met", responded yesterday Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa, quoted by the AFP pattern. And to add that this new 32 A380 command did not run out of "increasing competition" in the aviation industry. It hums at least.
As with Emirates, it is a new page of aviation is to write: that of the intercontinental hubs. The United States popularized the concept of platform of correspondence for flights airliners, such as Delta Airlines Atlanta. Europeans took the relay for short and long-haul, connections Paris for example junction to Bordeaux in Los Angeles, in Air France.
New airport
The time now is around the world with a single stopover, connecting the long-haul routes between them: Rio or Manchester to Tokyo or Beijing in Pretoria. Of the routes for which the Boeing 777 and 787, the Airbus A350 and A380 are perfectly designed. Jules Verne in almost dreamed!
To do this, Emirates, like the other companies in the Gulf, is ideally located. By its geographical position, Dubai is already as the natural "New Silk Road" epicenter, said recently Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, President of the company, quoted by "The Economist". A road linking Western than Eastern. What send billions of migrants from developing countries who live a few hours only from the region. All served by a policy of open sky for the Gulf company to try to impose on its rivals European or American. And a wage policy and flexibility in the management of light-years from practice in Europe. What earned him bitter criticism for unfair competition, but that does not detract from the quality of the service on board.
And it works, judging by the figures. In 2009, the number of passengers carried by Emirates has increased by 20 to more than 27 million. Despite the crisis, the company has been raking profits and could exceed $ 1 billion this year, when Air France-KLM and British Airways sank into the red, have reduced their capacity. Best, when airports in old Europe crack down on the outskirts of the capital, Dubai can see great. Very great even. Last year, are 42 million passengers have passed through this place. Forecasts expect to 90 million travellers, in a few years and 160 million by 2020 when the new Jebel Ali airport will be fully operational!
If nothing does stop this ascent, Heathrow and Hong Kong should step stay long the first two airports in the world. As far as next to Emirates, two other companies push very hard: Etihad, in the neighbouring Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Qatar Airways in Doha. Both also of very good customers of the long-haul Airbus and Boeing.
