![]() It is the generally held wisdom that the Phoenix A380 is the king of the Whalejets but how does the JC Wings/Gemini mould stack up against it? Pretty well I’d say. Even with limited sales the A380 represents a very important type in the inventories of the 1/400 manufacturers. Until recently it was possible to see 5 on the ground at once (4 EK and 1 SQ) but Emirates have shifted some of their trans-tasman flying to Qantas recently. Living in Auckland we are lucky enough to see plenty of the type. Whilst it may not quite have the grace of the Boeing 747 I for one think the A380 is quite an attractive jet (pretty much all Airbuses are). The format for my reviews is to split them into three key areas:Įach can get a maximum score of 10 for a section giving a maximum combined total score of 30. As well as the flag flying Emirates are also collaborating to train staff to manage the trafficking threat and has banned all trophy hunting shipments. Everyone should try and do their part where they can. The world’s wildlife is under siege and I am sure that many species will not survive the combined onslaught of climate change, habitat destruction, overpopulation, pollution and hunting that humanity is unleashing upon them. ![]() It is pleasing to see that Emirates genuinely appears to believe in this initiative. A6-EEQ is a 2014 build aircraft that gained its animal scheme in April 2016. In fact they have also adorned the 1:3 scale replica of an A380 that sits on the traffic roundabout at Heathrow in a wildlife scheme too. Photo by Lucas Loreto from īy May 2016 the airline had four of its A380s in the wildlife themed liveries, the first two being joined by A6-EEQ and A6-EER. And at Emirates, we are committing the resources to do our part.” At Sao Paulo in May 2017. Emirates believes that the global transport industry, including airlines, can play a significant role to break the supply chain of illegal wildlife trade. “The world is in a global poaching crisis, and everyone has to do their part to stop this, before it is too late. As Sir Tim Clark, the Emirates President, said: Photo by Stefano Ciccarelli from Įmirates partnership with ‘United for Wildlife’ began with the painting of a pair of its A380s (A6-EEI and A6-EDG) in special wildlife themed schemes to raise awareness of the issue of wildlife trafficking. A6-EEQ at Milan Malpensa in September 2016. The new alliance agreed that the most pressing issue to be faced was the rapid rise in illegal trafficking of wildlife – mainly to support the ludicrous Asian medicinal culture that baselessly uses animal parts for nonsensical reasons. This is in support of the organisation ‘United for Wildlife’, which is an alliance of seven conservation organisations working to increase the global response to the ongoing conservation crisis. Often Emirates special schemes are in support of football teams or FIFA competitions, however in November 2015 the airline announced a new partnership, which has more idealistic and important aims. If the A380 has a future then it will certainly be Emirates that determines whether production continues or there are new variants. Indeed Emirates has accounted for nearly one half of the 317 firm orders for the type. Since it entered service on August 1, 2008, the type has fuelled the huge growth of the carrier and the fleet currently stands at 97 aircraft of 142 ordered. ![]() ![]() Photo by Mikhail Grigoryev from įew airlines and aircraft, aside from British Airways and Concorde, have been as synonymous with each other than Emirates and the Airbus A380. THE REAL THING At homebase in August 2017. Indeed so far there have been 21 Gemini Jets A380s in Emirates colours made, so it seems that I really ought to take a look at one. Fortunately Emirates mainly white scheme is a good base for special colours and Emirates regularly advertises various causes on its aircraft providing more scope for Gemini. Rarely are there two consecutive months of Gemini releases without at least one EK release, which is all the more impressive when you consider that Emirates only flies A380s and 777s nowadays. Gemini Jets is renowned, not always in a complimentary fashion, for their corporate partnerships and one of the strongest is with the flag carrier of the UAE, Emirates. ![]()
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