Emirates

Emirates

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  EMIRATES Benedict Gombocz
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  EMIRATES: BACKGROUND  Airline headquarteredin Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  Flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates and subsidiary of The Emirates Group, entirely owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai.  Biggest airline in the Middle East; operates almost 3,400 flights every week from its operating base at Dubai International Airport, to over 150 cities in 74 countries across six continents.  Is ranked among the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of passenger kilometres; has, as of 2007, become the biggest airline in the Middle East in terms of income, fleet size, and passengers carried.  Was the fourth-biggest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried and scheduled passenger-kilometres flown in 2012, during which it was also the third-biggest airline in terms of scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown.  Also operates four of the world’s longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston.
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  EMIRATES: BACKGROUND (CONT.)  GulfAir started cutting back its services to Dubai in the mid-1980s; consequently, Emirates was founded in March 1985 with support from Dubai’s royal family, with Pakistan International Airlines supplying two of the airline’s first aircraft on wet-lease.  Was required to function independent of government subsidies, aside from $10 million in start-up capital.  Became led by Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, its present chairman.  Expanded both its fleet and its destinations in the years after its establishment.  Moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3 in October 2008, to maintain its rapid expansion and enlargement plans.  Operates a diverse fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft; one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet, of which the centre is the Boeing 777.  Also has orders for 140 Airbus A380s, for which it became the second operator after Singapore Airlines.  Is an industry bellwether for aircraft acquirements; bought 130 aircraft in 2007 alone.  Has advanced a strong brand name as a leader in the aviation industry (especially in regards to service excellence) and its very quick growth, together with reliable productivity.  Has won many awards; was ranked 8th by Air Transport World for “Airline of the Year” in 2012.  The award is given on gratitude of its pledge to safety and operational excellence, customer service trendsetters, and economic condition, including a 25-year uninterrupted annual revenue.  Rated as a four-star airline by aviation consultancy group Skytrax.  Was voted “Airline of the Year” in 2013.
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  EMIRATES BOEING 777-200
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  EMIRATES: HUBS &SUBSIDIARIES  Hubs:   Dubai International Airport Subsidiaries:     Arabian Adventures Congress Solutions International Emirates Holidays Emirates Tours
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  EMIRATES: ALLIANCE  Currently, Emiratesis not a member of any of the three international airline alliances – Oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance.  It did, however, in 2000, shortly think about joining Star Alliance, but chose to remain independent of the three alliances; the reason for this decision was subsequently disclosed by senior vice-president of the airline’s commercial operations worldwide, who said, “Your ability to react in the marketplace is hindered because you need a consensus from your alliance partners.”
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  EMIRATES: CODESHARE AGREEMENTS  Emirateshas codeshare agreements with these airlines since June 2013:             Air Malta Air Mauritius Japan Airlines Jet Airways JetBlue Airways Korean Air Oman Air Philippine Airlines Qantas South African Airways TAP Portugal Thai Airways International
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  EMIRATES: EMIRATES SKYCARGO  EmiratesSkyCargo is Emirates’ air freight division.  Started operations in October 1985, the same time Emirates commenced operations, launching its own aircraft services in 2001 with a Boeing 747 Freighter.  They serve 10 exclusive cargo destinations, aside from others in common with Emirates network.
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  EMIRATES: EMIRATES EXECUTIVE  Launchedin July 2013 for business and private charters.  Operate an Airbus A319 Business Jet that provides accommodation for 19 people.  Features a mix or private suites and seating, a lounge, a dining area, and bathrooms with full height showers.
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  EMIRATES: FLEET  Operates aprincipally wide-bodied fleet made up of Airbus A330/A340, Airbus A380, and Boeing 777 passenger aircraft, plus Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777F freighters operated by four Emirates SkyCargo.  The only narrow body aircraft is an Airbus A319CJ, which operates for the recently launched Emirates Executive contracts.  The fleet is made up of 195 passenger aircraft, 10 Cargo freighters, and one executive jet from September 2013, with an additional 384 aircraft on order.  In accordance with its policy of upholding a young fleet, which was at an average of 6.4 years since September 2013, the airline often renews its fleets.
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  EMIRATES 777-300ER, DUBAIINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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  EMIRATES A380, MUNICHAIRPORT
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  EMIRATES 777-200, AMSTERDAMAIRPORT SCHIPHOL
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  EMIRATES 777-200, LOSANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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  THE END  YouTube links:    FlyEmirates | Keep Discovering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmcoKLaluE Emirates new Safety video 2010 ARABIC (HD): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LNRalT5TdU The Emirates A380 | Safety Video | English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx9Y9iT9syc