By ADAM SCHRECK, The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sir Maurice Flanagan, a British aviation executive who helped get Emirates airline off the ground and guided its breakneck growth for nearly three decades, has died. He was 86.
The Dubai-based airline he shepherded into existence with backing from the UAE government went on to become the Mideast's biggest carrier — and a force in the global aviation industry.
The carrier's parent company, Emirates...
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