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Tim Clark

President, Emirates Airline, Emirates Airline (The Emirates Group)

Search every verified Tim Clark interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Emirates President Tim Clark said at the Airline Leaders Summit in Berlin that the airline is not concerned about the current energy crisis and has adequate fuel supplies. He stated that Emirates has "honed our skills probably more than any other airline" in handling disruptions, citing past experience with the Gulf Wars and other global economic shocks. Clark expressed confidence that Emirates will recover quickly once the situation stabilizes, noting that demand remains strong and that yields are currently 30-40% higher than last year. Clark attributed the airline's resilience to its leadership and workforce, saying he is "absolutely determined to make sure that we get through this" after 41 years of building the airline. He acknowledged that the crisis is ongoing with no clear resolution, but emphasized that passengers are familiar with the region and that the airline has a history of restoring operations rapidly.

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“They're unable, you just mentioned the 777X, to take on more orders probably before 2033 to be quite honest. So, you're six to seven to eight years out before you can start receiving airplanes.”

“After COVID, when every airline was in deep trouble, we weren't alone. Fortunately, the government helped us out. We went we doubled down on product. So, we actually spent a lot more and we got the fleet going through retrofit. That's a $5.5 billion program.”

“We put $200 million into an environmental bank to fund any entity that could help us reduce our footprint whether it be SAF research whether we we're heavily into SAF but there simply isn't enough.”

“If this has an effect on Emirates, so be it. But after all, Emirates has been restricted for 10 years. We've grown our business globally. We are much larger than we were when those restrictions were put in place. In fact, last year we had the highest profits we've ever made.”

“Our biggest single problem is dealing with the demand for the seats that we have because you know they've been restricted for 10 years and yet the demand for India certainly to places like Dubai has grown you know exponentially so that is a that's a highass problem actually and of course it means that the fairs are going to be that much higher because supply is restricted.”

“The Boeing situation is a separate one. The safety of operation, for instance, in the United States, there have been a few callouts and we've seen some pretty devastating incidents there. The air traffic control system has been called out on multiple occasions with regard to needing to be upgraded, deal with the complexity of the air traffic flows across the country and instilling the experience and the technology th”

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