The European Geosciences Union report says 1,000 landings and subsequent departures from a dusty airport represents around 10 kg of cumulative dust ingestion.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is open to cooperating with urban air mobility provider Joby as it prepares to set up an air taxi operation in Dubai.
An agreement to launch commercial air taxi services in Dubai in the 2025-2026 timeframe would make the emirate one of the first active UAM markets in the world.
Dubai’s ambition to build out one of its two international airport into an aerospace and logistics mega-hub includes a component focused on business aviation.
As the world grapples with climate change and travel rebounds globally following the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry is at an inflection point.
Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.