(FILES) An Emirates airplane flies over Dubai on May 8, 2025. The UAE's Emirates Group said on November 5, 2026 that profit in the first half of the financial year fell 66 percent year-on-year, as the regional war and high fuel costs hit aviation. Half-year profit before tax stood at 4.1 billion AED ($1.1 billion), the group said in a statement. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)