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PICTURE: Emirates leads Britain's Red Arrows as finale to Dubai air show

By Barbara Cockburn

Emirates Airline lead the UK's Red Arrows in an aerial display to conclude the 10th Dubai air show.

An Emirates Boeing 777-300 aircraft, with Capt Hassan Al Hammadi at the controls, was flanked by nine of the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force aerobatic team.

 

© Emirates Capt Hassan Al Hammadi at the controls of an Emirates 777-300 is flanked by the Red Arrows

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group said: "Emirates has always had a strong presence at the [air show] as it allows us to meet, network, negotiate, and conduct business with key players from world’s aerospace industry."