Sony Mobile to the head of global marketing partnerships, Stephan Croix, “our sport sponsorships allow us to promote our phones in a subtle and authentic way to our fanbase. Our promise to fans is to enrich their experience during the game but also before and after.” Sony Ericsson Open was renamed to Sony Open Tennis in 2013. Sony Mobile is also a partner with the UEFA Champions League and sponsored the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Sony Mobile Sony Mobile Communications Inc. () is a multinational telecommunications company founded on October 1, 2001 as a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson,
Emirates fleet 1985 to 1987. The planned phaseout of Emirates' older large Airbus widebodies started in February 2011, starting with the retirement of two Airbus A330-200s from its fleet. The last Airbus A340-500 was withdrawn from service on 31 March 2016 after operating a final flight from Kabul to Dubai. The first Boeing 777-300ER (registration A6-EBD) was withdrawn from use on 27 March 2017 after performing its final flight for Emirates as EK724 from Addis Ababa, and is now leased by ALC to VIM Airlines with registration VP-BIN. Emirates does plan to retire their older 777-300ER airframes in 2017. Emirates intends to