Flydubai

Flydubai
flydubai
IATA
FZ		 ICAO
FDB		 Callsign
SKYDUBAI
Founded 19 March 2008
Commenced operations 1 June 2009
Operating bases Dubai International Airport
Fleet size 20 (+34 Orders)
Destinations 45
Company slogan Get Going
Headquarters Dubai International Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman)
Ghaith Al Ghaith (CEO)
Kenneth Gile (COO)
Website www.flydubai.com

Dubai Aviation Corporation (Arabic: مؤسسة دبي للطيران‎[1]), trading as flydubai (Arabic: فلاي دبي‎, styled as flydubai), is a low-cost airline with its head office and flight operations in Terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport.[2]

Contents

History

In July 2008 the Government of Dubai established the airline.[2] Although flydubai is not part of The Emirates Group, Emirates supported flydubai during the initial establishing phase.[citation needed] On 14 July 2008 flydubai signed a firm order with American aircraft manufacturer Boeing at the Farnborough Air Show for 50 Boeing 737-800s with a total value of $3.74 billion, with the option to change the order to the longer range Boeing 737-900ER, according to the airline's demand. The first of these aircraft was delivered on 17 May 2009. Scheduled flights commenced on 1 June, with services to Beirut, Lebanon and Amman, Jordan. Since then, the route network has been significantly expanded.

Destinations

Main article: flydubai destinations

Fleet

File:Flydubai 737-800 A6-FDB.jpg
flydubai Boeing 737-800
File:Flydubai Boeing 737-800 Pichugin.jpg
flydubai Boeing 737-800

As of October 2011, the flydubai fleet consists of 20 Boeing 737-800 aircraft with an average age of 1 year, some of which are leased. They are all equipped with 189 passenger seats in a high-density all-economy class cabin layout.[3][4]

flydubai fleet[5]
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
Boeing 737-800 20 34 189
Total 20 34

In July 2008 at the Farnborough Airshow, flydubai ordered 50 Boeing 737-800s valued at approximately $3.74 billion with substitution rights to convert its 737-800 orders to 737-900ERs (extended range) in the future.[6]

In November 2010, flydubai agreed a sale and leaseback deal with Avolon on another four 737-800s[7]

External links

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References

  1. ^ "سياسة الخصوصية." Flydubai. Retrieved on August 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Terms and conditions." flydubai. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "The website is owned and operated by flydubai, whose principal office is at Dubai International Airport, Terminal 2, PO Box 353, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. flydubai is a Dubai corporation formed by the government of Dubai in July 2008."
  3. ^ flydubai fleet list at planespotters.net
  4. ^ flydubai fleet registration list at CH-Aviation
  5. ^ Flydubai fleet at flydubai.com
  6. ^ Boeing, flydubai Announce Next-Generation 737 Order
  7. ^ Flydubai and Avolon sign sale/leaseback
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