32 air operators .. and 430 foreign airlines registered in the country
«Civil Aviation»: 504 aircraft of the national carrier fleet
The Emirates fleet reached 262 planes at the end of last March.
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Saif Al-Suwaidi: "The air transport sector in the country is witnessing significant growth rates in the context of recovering from the pandemic conditions."
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The Director-General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saif Muhammad Al-Suwaidi, said that the air transport sector in the country is witnessing large and continuous growth rates in the context of recovering from the conditions imposed by the “Corona” pandemic, pointing out that the number of aircraft within the national carriers reached 504 aircraft.
Al Suwaidi added to "Emirates Today" that there are 32 national air operators registered with the authority, in addition to 430 foreign airlines registered in the database that operate regular, seasonal and irregular flights, pointing to the significant contribution of the air transport sector to the economy of the UAE.
According to the General Authority of Civil Aviation, the volume of investments in the civil aviation sector in the UAE exceeds one trillion dirhams, while the volume of investments in the development and expansion of airports, according to the latest statistics announced before the pandemic, reaches 85 billion dirhams to raise the capacity of more than 300 million passengers annually.
During the financial year 2020-2021, Emirates Airlines took delivery of five new A380s equipped with its latest interior cabins, including premium economy class seats.
The carrier has taken out of service two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and one cargo plane, bringing the number of the fleet at the end of last March to 262 aircraft.
The average age of the fleet's aircraft in service is still at 8.2 years, while Emirates Airlines' record of aircraft expected to be received in the coming years remains about 197 aircraft.
For its part, Etihad Airways announced its financial and operating results for the first half of 2022, with a record profit in the core operating business of $296 million (compared to a loss of $392 million in the first half of 2021), despite higher fuel prices. By 60% compared to the same period last year.
Etihad Airways carried 4.02 million passengers in the first half of 2022, more than three million passengers from last year (980,000 passengers in the first half of 2021), with a 75% rate of seat occupancy factor.
According to the results announced by the company, it currently operates in its fleet more than 70 aircraft.
In turn, flydubai recorded profits, which it described as "historic", amounting to 841 million dirhams, with total annual revenues of 5.3 billion during the past year.
Passenger numbers increased to 5.6 million, a growth rate of 76% compared to 2020, at a time when seat occupancy reached 69%.
flydubai's fleet includes 67 new generation Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 Max 8 and Boeing 737 Max 9.
Air Arabia also recorded a net profit of 451 million dirhams during the first half of 2022. The company provided its services to more than 5.2 million passengers in the period from January to June 2022 from its five centers of operations, an increase of 131% compared to the first half of the year. Past.
At the end of 2021, Air Arabia received a new Airbus A321 neo-LR aircraft, joining its fleet of 58 aircraft.
The company stated that during the first six months of this year, it added six new aircraft to its fleet.
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New A380 aircraft received by Emirates Airlines during the financial year 2020-2021.
One trillion dirhams is the volume of investments in the civil aviation sector in the UAE.
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