Emirates links continents with rangier 777
Emirates Airline launched a new era in air travel last month when it flew its first Boeing 777-200LR from Dubai to São Paulo, Brazil.

Emirates Airline launched a new era in air travel last month when it flew its first Boeing 777-200LR from Dubai to São Paulo, Brazil. The trip marked the first time any carrier has linked all the world’s permanently inhabited continents with nonstop service from one hub.

The 15-hour, 30-minute flight no doubt left many with a case of jetlag, but its repercussions will certainly extend far beyond the biorhythmic disturbances of its passengers. Indeed, if Dubai makes good on its pledge to become the world’s air transportation hub, it can certainly point to Emirates’ first flight to South America as one of the milestone events that helped solidify that status.