According to CoinMeta, the President of Emirates Airline, Tim Clark, stated that the outbreak of the Iran war disrupted his originally planned retirement arrangements. Clark, who is 76 years old this year, mentioned at an event in Berlin that although the company achieved record profits earlier this year, he had considered retiring. However, the sudden outbreak of the war affected this plan. He pointed out that this is the second time a major global event has disrupted his retirement plans; the first time was during the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2019. Clark has been working at Emirates Airline since the 1980s and is considered a key figure in transforming Dubai into an international aviation hub. With the Iran war leading to missile attacks in the Middle East and the closure of airspace, coupled with soaring oil prices, Emirates Airline's profits have also been impacted, and there is great interest from the outside world regarding the arrangements for his successor.