Airline Leader Interview Emirates President Sir Tim Clark

Live virtual link up to Sir Tim Clark in Dubai.

Mr Clark is President Emirates Airline, a position he has held since 2003. During his tenure, Mr Clark has driven Emirates' rapid growth into the world's largest international airline serving 130 cities on six continents via its hub in Dubai. He has also steered the airline through multiple ups and downs in the aviation industry, including a remarkable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic into record profitability. He has been in the civil aviation business for his whole professional career, having joined British Caledonian in 1972, before moving to Gulf Air in 1975 and subsequently in 1985 to Dubai where he became a member of the founding team of Emirates as Head of Airline Planning. Mr Clark has been awarded numerous honours, including CAPA Airline Executive of the Year in 2022 for his individual influence on the aviation industry, strategic thinking, and innovative direction for the growth of Emirates and the industry. In 2023, Future Travel Experience presented Mr Clark with its first-ever FTE Visionary Award in recognition of his influence in shaping the industry; and Air Transport World presented Mr Clark with the Lifetime Achievement Award.