flyDubai

IATA Code: FZ | ICAO Code: FDB | Callsign SKYDUBAI

Flydubai
Emirate Group Building
Sheikh Zayed Road P.O.Box 353 UAE Dubai
Tel: +971 4-708-5741/2/3/4
Fax: +971 4-2200032
www.flydubai.com

Ownership: Government of Dubai (100%)

The airline was founded on March 19, 2008 by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the chairman of Emirates Airline. Although flydubai is not part of The Emirates Group, Emirates supported flydubai during the initial establishing phase. On 14 July 2008 flydubai signed a firm order with for 50 Boeing 737-800s with a total value of 4 billion USD, with the option to change the order to the longer range Boeing 737-900ER, subject to flydubai requirement. Additionally, a leasing agreement was concluded with Babcock & Brown for four more 737-800s, planned to be delivered starting 2009. 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 the referred aircraft delivery, the route network was significantly expanded.

Executives: Ghaith Al Ghaith (Chief Executive Officer), Kenneth Gile (Chief Operations Officer)

flydubai fleet consists of the following aircraft :

21 x Boeing 737-800

flydubai News أخبار فلاي دبي

Apr29

flydubai Records Passenger Growth from the Gulf (AGCC) and CIS Markets

Dubai, flydubai, has released new figures covering the period from February 2011 to March 2012 that highlight the growth in its passenger numbers, particularly from the CIS, Eastern & Central Europe and AGCC markets. Read More »»»

Mar6

flydubai Announce to Start Four Weekly Flights to Sana'a, Yemen

Dubai, flydubai, shall start flight services to Yemen on 22 April 2012, with four weekly flights to Sana’a. The nation's capital and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Sana'a is also Yemen’s largest city, political and administrative center. Read More »»»

Mar1

flydubai Launches Boeing 737 Training Facility at Dubai Airport Freezone

flydubai, Dubai’s low cost airline, formally launched today a certified Boeing 737 training center located at Dubai Airport Feezone (DAF). According to the airline, the center is the only certified Boeing 737 facility in the UAE. The facility has been approved by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). Read More »»»

Feb13

flydubai Reports Goodrich Carbon Brakes on Boeing 737NG Fleet "Exceeded Expectations"

Singapore, Singapore Airshow, /PRNewswire/ The flydubai fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft equipped with DURACARB® carbon brakes has accumulated over 140,000 brake landings to date with a projected industry-leading average brake life of 3,000 landings per overhaul.
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Feb8

flydubai Launch 50th Destination in Less Than Three Years

Dubai, flydubai, Dubai’s low-cost airline, launched 50th Destination in less than three years, marking its entry into the Kyrgyz Republic, flydubai’s inaugural flight to Bishkek landed at Bishkek International Airport this morning. Read More »»»

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