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Fuel planning is an important part of the job that dispatchers and pilots perform before a flight can depart. It’s not just about having enough fuel to get to the destination, but also about having reserves if there’s bad weather enroute, if a diversion is needed, etc.
I tend to keep a closer eye on Miami International Airport (MIA) than most, given that it’s my home airport. Along those lines, the airport’s longest flight declared an emergency this morning, with some interesting circumstances…
Emirates 777 has fuel emergency after two go arounds
Emirates flight EK213 operates from Dubai (DXB) to Miami (MIA). The 7,845-mile flight is flown by a Boeing 777-300ER. Today, Sunday, May 17, 2026, the flight was scheduled to depart at 2:15AM local time and arrive at 10:00AM local time, with a total block time of 15hr45min (there’s a time change of eight hours)…