Tim Clark reflects on Emirates’ incredible journey | Interview | Flight Global:
As he nears his departure after more than three decades at the heart of Emirates Airline, Tim Clark tells FlightGlobal how the Middle Eastern operator went from minnow to global player.
Emirates is entering a brave new world as one of its most faithful stalwarts – the airline’s chief, Tim Clark – steps aside and makes way for the new leadership team to fully take the helm.
He is set to leave after over three decades in the “cockpit” of Dubai’s flag carrier – the last 17 of them as the airline’s president. That Clark is leaving the airline as it – and the rest of the industry – faces its worst crisis ever is not by design. His plan to step aside was disclosed last December, long before the world was being battered by coronavirus.
Clark will stick around at least until next year to support the transition – the details of which are still sketchy – but the reality is that his departure marks a key turning point for the business. As Clark says himself, he is about the last remnant of the Emirates founding fathers – many of whom were ex-Gulf Air.
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