This document discusses the airline industry and focuses on Emirates Airlines. It outlines the goals of airlines as public service, return on investment, and being a strategic resource for countries. It then discusses key factors in airline profitability including costs, yields, and load factor. The document provides an overview of Emirates Airlines, describing its growth from 2 planes in 1985 to 83 planes today flying to 78 destinations. It also summarizes the key aspects of Emirates' marketing mix including products, price, place, promotion, people, processes, physical evidence and dimensions of quality.