Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maktoum's Emirates airline is threatening to shake up the world order in the skies
During World War II, the skies of Europe witnessed plenty of dogfights between the Allies and the Axis. The second week of June 2010 saw the start of another, although no planes will be shot down here. Emirates airline chairman and CEO, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, challenged Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline, on its home ground.
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(This story appears in the 02 July, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)