Will Emirates become the Coca-Cola of the skies?

Emirates President Tim Clark revealed yesterday that the carrier has had an “unexpectedly better year” for 2013/14 compared to financial year 2012/13 when the airline posted a profit of Dh2.3bn. Clark also confirmed that Emirates was looking into a Sukuk issue (among other options) to raise funds to finance future aircraft deliveries and he has confirmed that sale and leasebacks will be a part of the aircraft delivery finance options. But aside from this, 2014 remains all about US expansion for Emirates and the airline is actively looking at connecting to more cities at speed with Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit and