Emirates has launched a regional charter service in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states using Embraer Phenom 100 light jets based at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW). “Operated by the airline’s Phenom 100 twin-engine aircraft, customers can fly to a wide range of GCC destinations both within and outside of the Emirates network, with quick turnarounds to points in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and within the UAE,” the company said.
According to Emirates, its twinjets can seat up to four passengers, each of which can check in one medium-sized bag weighing up to 15 kilograms (33 pounds), as well as a carry-on handbag. Emirates did not respond to an AIN query asking how many of the Phenom 100 fleet would be allocated to the new service, as the aircraft previously have been allocated to Emirates Flight Training Academy for jet-transition training.
In 2015, the airline place a firm order for five Phenom 100Es with options for an additional five. Emirates went on to order the Phenom 100EV.
Meanwhile, the company did not provide an update on the status of an Airbus ACJ319 at its Emirates Executive division. That bizliner joined the fleet in 2013 alongside an ACJ318 operated by Constellation Aviation Services.