Accolade for president of Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline's President Sir Tim Clark has recently been honoured with the “Aviation and Transport Business Leader of the Year” award.

He received the award at the Gulf Business Awards 2018 in Dubai on September 10, the airline said in a statement yesterday.

The regional accolade recognised Sir Tim for his contribution to the aviation sector over the past 12 months, as well as his dedication and sustained commitment to building an outstanding track record of financial performance, innovation and a superior customer experience, according to the statement.

He was part of the airline's founding team and has played a vital role in the development and growth of Emirates to become the world's largest international airline, recording 289 million passenger kilometres in 2017.

He has also been a strong advocate of leveraging innovative technologies to further differentiate the airline's products and services, according to the statement.

Emirates operates 271 wide-body aircraft and is the first and only airline in the world to operate a fleet of all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft.

The airline has continued to expand internationally and today flies to 161 destinations in 86 countries.