Emirates president Tim Clark said to postpone retirement

Emirates president Tim Clark said to postpone retirement

Emirates president Tim Clark has postponed his retirement into next year to help steer the world's largest long-haul airline through the toughest crisis in its history, according to people familiar with the matter.

The 70-year-old, who had already delayed a June retirement plan, hasn't yet set a departure date, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the decision hasn't been made public. Emirates hasn't yet named a successor.

Dubai-based carrier has been using 96 aircraft from its 777 fleet to transport cargo over the world during the Covid-19 pandemic

Clark has been the architect of Emirates' rise from desert outpost to the world's largest long-haul carrier, with the biggest fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s connecting destinations around the globe through its Dubai hub.

Yet just as he was due