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Emirates' Airbus A300B4-200 fleet was retired from service by the end of 1987. Emirates' Airbus A300-600Rs were retired in 2002 and replaced by Airbus A330-200s. The Boeing 727-200 Advanced aircraft remained in service with the airline for 9 years, and were sold in 1995. The Boeing 737-300 remained in service for 2 years from 1985 to 1987.
In the United States, to obtain a private pilot license, one must be at least 17 years old and have a minimum of 40 [12] hours of flight time, including at least 20 hours of dual instruction and 10 hours of solo flight. (Age requirements for gliders and balloons are slightly lower.)
This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and systems in place to ensure the safety of its employees and of the flying public. The certificate lists the approved aircraft types, each registration number approved to fly, the approved flying purpose, and in what area the holder may operate (such as specific airports or geographic region).
In the end of 2003, Emirates ordered 71 aircraft at a cost of $19 billion. In the financial year ending March 2003, Emirates carried 8.5 million passengers, an increase of 26%, and the airline posted an increase in profits of 94 per cent to Dhs907 million from Dhs468 million from the previous year.
The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Emirates , one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates , is the largest operator as of December 2024 [update] , with 116 aircraft in their fleet.
The basic requirements to obtain the license and the privileges it confers are agreed internationally by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). However the actual implementation varies quite widely from country to country. According to ICAO, [3] to be eligible for a commercial pilot license, the applicant must;
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Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet (excluding Emirates Executive). [9] As of August 2024 [update] , Emirates is the world's largest Airbus A380 operator with 123 aircraft in service. [ 10 ]