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Dubai
to Houston on Agenda DUBAI,
U.A.E., 5th September 2007 -Emirates
recently welcomed the first of its 10
Boeing 777-200LRs on order, bringing the
fast-expanding airline's fleet count to
108. This new aircraft also represents the
50th Boeing 777 to have joined the fleet
of the multi award-winning
airline. The
technically-advanced Boeing 777-200LR will
make its debut for Emirates on the
airline's non-stop Dubai to Sao Paulo
route which will be launched on 1st
October 2007, representing the first
non-stop air link between the Middle East
and South America. The same aircraft type
will also be used on the Dubai &endash;
Houston service which begins on 3rd
December. Passengers
will enjoy unrivalled comfort and
amenities onboard Emirates' Boeing
777-200LR which is equipped with eight
luxurious private suites in First Class,
42 of its latest lie-flat seats in
Business, and generous space for 216
passengers in Economy. The
aircraft will also feature ice Digital
Widescreen - Emirates' next generation
inflight entertainment system which offers
over 1,000 channels of movies, TV and game
entertainment on demand - more than any
other airline offers, by far. In addition
to unique functions that enable greater
personalisation of the inflight
entertainment experience, ice Digital
Widescreen also provides amazing clarity
of images and sound quality, delivered on
the airline world's largest widescreen
personal televisions - 23" in First Class,
17" in Business, and 10.6" in
Economy. Emirates
currently operates 108 wide-bodied
aircraft, including 11 freighters, to 93
cities in 59 countries. This year it has
launched services to Venice and Newcastle,
and will soon add Toronto, Sao Paulo,
Ahmedabad and Houston to its global
network.
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