Emirates, Boeing initiates ‘View from Above’
Emirates and Boeing have partnered together to sponsor ‘View from Above’, one of the largest
aerial filming projects ever conducted using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly
known as drones. Filming was conducted in 18 destinations on five continents including
Emirates’ hub in Dubai and Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ home, Seattle. Footage for Dubai
was provided by Dubai Film.
Boutros Boutros, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications,
Marketing and Brand said, “The beautifully crafted films produced for this project not only
feature destinations within our network in a stunning new light, but also utilises innovative
technologies in creative ways to produce dramatic footage. Our aim is to always connect with
our audiences around the world, and we hope that people are inspired by these unique films.”
“Partnering with Emirates for this project was a tremendously exciting venture,” said Jerry
Verghese, Vice President, Global Brand Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
“The combination of technology, art and innovation to bring about these fabulous vignettes of
Emirates’ destinations around the world is remarkable. We are proud that the Boeing 777 is an
integral part of Emirates’ fleet taking people to all these amazing destinations.”
Keeping safety at the forefront, the aerial capabilities of the drones meant the project team
could produce previously unseen aerial imagery and perspectives with incredible precision and
accuracy, even when operating in tighter spaces, in destinations like Vietnam where drones
grazed rice fields, Norway in between mountain crevices, and over lily pads in the Seychelles, to
name a few. The drones were also able to reach locations that would have been challenging
with traditional helicopter and fixed wing aerials, like deep caves and beneath jungle foliage.
Once such example is Japan, where drones were used to film in between the branches of
cherry blossom trees and closely hover over steep waterfalls. In Rio, drones were able to
vertically float aboveMaracanã Stadium producing a fresh new take on the iconic football arena.
Over 13 qualified drone pilots from around the world worked on the filming project, which was
produced and directed by MOFILM.
