Friday, April 1, 2011

Familiar with Emirates Airlines


Pictures of Emirates aircraft via google



Emirates or Fly Emirates (IATA code : EK and ICAO code : UAE) is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, managing over 2,400 passenger flights per week. Route airline flights covering 105 cities in 62 countries in 6 continents. Flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston in a non-stop flight established a record of the longest in the world. Emirates is a subsidiary of Emirates Group, which has 50,000 employees and is wholly owned by the government of Dubai through the Dubai Investment Corporation. For cargo services, activities undertaken by the Emirates Group via Emirates SkyCargo division.



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Service to all its routes, Emirates operates a fleet of wide-bodied aircraft that is a mixture of Airbus and Boeing. Emirates also has an order 90 units and 15 units of Airbus A380 has been in operation. Services using the Airbus A380 has made this airline as a second operator user-800 Airbus A380 after Singapore.

Ranked - 10 of operators around the world are also given to this airline in terms of revenue and become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size and passengers who have served during 2007. As for the number of international passengers who have served, this airline -6 ranks the largest in the world and ranked the 7th largest airline in the world in terms of the number of tonnage of cargo that has been flown. In 2010, Skytrax Research Consultants have established Emirates airline was selected as the eighth best in the world.

In February 2011, Air Transport World gives Emirates Airlines Airline of the Year title for 2011. awards were given based on the recognition of a strong commitment to safety and operational excellence, customer service trendsetter, exceptional financial condition, including 22 years of consecutive annual profits.


Hubs : Dubai International Airport
Website : www.emirates.com

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