About Emirates.....
Article Talk
Language
Download PDF
Watch
Edit
Emirates (Arabic: ??????? ???????? DMG: ?ayaran Al-Imarat) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai.[4] As of 2019, it was also the largest airline in the Middle East,[5] operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. It operates to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across all continents (except Antarctica) through its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft.[6] Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.[7]

Emirates
Emirates logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
EK UAE EMIRATES
Founded
25 March 1985; 38 years ago
Commenced operations
25 October 1985; 37 years ago
Hubs
Dubai-International
Frequent-flyer program
Emirates Skywards
Subsidiaries
Arabian Adventures
Congress Solutions International
Emirates Holidays
Emirates Tours
Fleet size
252[1]
Destinations
152[1]
Parent company
The Emirates Group
Headquarters
Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum? (founder) & Tim Clark (President)
Revenue
Decrease US$ 16.7 billion (March 2020)[2]
Net income
Decrease US$ 5.5 billion (March 2020)[2]
Employees
75,145(31 March 2022)[3]:?190?
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata
This article is about the airline based in Dubai. For the cable car it formerly sponsored, see London cable car.
Emirates is the world's fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown,[8] and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne-kilometers flown.

During the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to cut back its services to Dubai. As a result, Emirates was conceived on 15 March 1985, with backing from Dubai's royal family, with Pakistan International Airlines giving two of the airline's first aircraft. With $10 million in start-up capital, it was required to operate independently of government subsidy.[9] Pakistan International Airlines provided free training facilities to Emirates' cabin crew at Karachi airport.[9] The airline was headed by Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the airline's present chairman. In the years following its founding, the airline expanded both its fleet and its destinations. In October 2008, Emirates moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3.[10]

Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft, and is one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet (excluding Emirates Executive[11]). As of March 2023, Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator with 119 aircraft in service, and with one aircraft having been retired.[12] Since its introduction, the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of the Emirates fleet, especially on long-haul, high-density routes. Emirates is also the world's largest Boeing 777 operator with 134 aircraft in service.[13] The company slogans have included "Be good to yourself and fly Emirates", "From Dubai to destinations around the world", "Fly Emirates Keep Discovering", "The finest in the sky", and "Hello Tomorrow" (also used recently); the current slogan is "Fly Emirates, Fly Better".
Source:Wikipedia