Kiwi on the flight deck of an Emirates Airbus A380

New Zealander Richard Smith will captain the first of the first regular Emirates superjumbo services between Auckland and Dubai, starting on October 31. The North Shore-raised 51-year-old is one of 95 Kiwi pilots among more than 4000 flying for the Middle East airline. He describes his job and what it's like to fly the world's biggest airliner, the 575-tonne A380. (www.nzherald.co.nz) المزيد...