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Emirates
IATA EK	ICAO UAE	Callsign EMIRATES
Founded		1985
Hubs		Dubai International Airport
Focus cities		London Heathrow Airport Hamburg Airport Singapore Changi Airport
Frequent flyer program		Skywards
Member lounge		Emirates Lounge
Alliance		Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)
Fleet size		114 (including Emirates SkyCargo)+246 orders and 70 options
Destinations		97 Cities in 60 Countries
Parent company		The Emirates Group
Company slogan		Fly Emirates. Keep Discovering.
Headquarters		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people		Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman/CEO) Maurice Flanagan (Executive Vice-Chairman) Tim Clark (President)
Website: http://www.emirates.com

Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) (Arabic: طيران الإماراتTayarān al-Imārāt) is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the Middle East's largest airline, operating scheduled passenger services, with over 2,350 flights each week, to 97 cities in 61 countries on six continents. Emirates also flies the competitive "Kangaroo Route" between Europe and Oceania. Cargo activities are undertaken under the Emirates SkyCargo name. Its main base is Dubai International Airport.^[1]

More than 50 per cent of all flight movements in and out of Dubai International Airport are Emirates aircraft. By 2010, that figure is expected to rise to 70 per cent. During the 2006/07 financial year, Emirates carried 17.5 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo.^[2]

Emirates has built up a strong brand, has received many awards, and is an industry bellwether for aircraft purchases,^[3] as a trendsetter^[4] in terms of service, innovation, and safety.

It is the tenth largest airline in Asia and ranked ninth in the world in terms of international passengers carried.^[5]

Emirates has become the largest carrier within the Middle East region. By mid-2006, Emirates was serving 18 cities in the Middle East with 175 flights a week. Emirates, which hopes to take delivery of Airbus A380 super jumbos in 2008, also invested Dh73 million to expand its crew training facility at the Emirates Training Centre. In order to serve its expanding operations the airline has been hiring new cabin crew as larger aircraft, like the A380 will need more crew.

The airline has diversified into ground handling, aviation engineering, air catering, and travel tour marketing, and in November 2007 Emirates Hotels and Resorts. Air freight operations are handled by a subsidiary, Emirates SkyCargo, which leased the freighter fleet from Emirates and manages the cargo holds in all Emirates aircraft.

Emirates will have 54 Boeing 777-300ERs by 2011, and 55 Airbus A380s by 2012 making it the single largest aircraft type in fleet. Emirates, with a 70 per cent share of all new Middle Eastern orders for long-haul aircraft, plans to triple its capacity over the next eight years. Emirates receives one to two aircraft every month. During the 2007 financial year Emirates received 13 new aircraft, and is expecting another 23 aircraft during 2008 which includes 4 Airbus A380s.

Contents 1 History 2 Statistics 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 4.1 Passenger 4.2 Cargo 5 Awards and accolades 6 Incidents and accidents 7 Services 7.1 Newspapers and Magazines 7.2 Frequent flyer programme 7.3 Emirates Lounges 8 Cabin 8.1 First Class 8.2 Business Class 8.3 Economy Class 9 Financial performance 10 Business model 11 Employment 12 Controversy 13 Partnerships and alliances 14 Marketing and sponsorships 15 Gallery 16 References 17 External links

The airline was established on May 25, 1985 by the Dubai government. It started operations with flights to Karachi and Mumbai followed by Delhi in September. A single Airbus A300 and a Boeing 737-300 were leased from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Subsequently two Boeing 727-200 Advanced were acquired from the UAE's Royal Flight. These aircraft were used until Emirates began taking delivery of a fleet of newly built Airbus A300-600R and Airbus A310-300 widebodied aircraft.

The first European destination to be added in July 1987 was London Gatwick and Far Eastern operations commenced to Singapore in June 1990. Emirates acquired a financial stake of 40% and a management contract for Air Lanka on 1 April 1998, which subsequently changed its name to SriLankan Airlines. Emirates received the airline of the year award for the first time in 2001 and repeated the feat in 2002. Emirates Airlines is wholly owned by the Government of Dubai and has 20,273 employees.

International Air Transport Association (IATA) statistics indicate that in 2006 Emirates ranked among the top-ten airlines in the world in terms of passengers (17.54 million) carried and kilometers (71.3 million) flown in 2006/2007. The airline carried 14.5 million passengers in 2005/06, 2 million more than the previous year’s 12.5 million. The passenger seat factor increased to 75.9 per cent, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous year, led by an increase in traffic by 20.2 per cent. In the financial year 2005/2006, Emirates carried 14.5 million passengers and one million tonnes of cargo.^[6]

Financial Statistics

Year	Total Revenue (AED’000)	Total Expenditure (AED’000)	Operating Profit (AED’000)	Net Profit (AED’000)	Yield (Fils per RTKM)	Unit cost (Fils per ATKM)	Breakeven load factor (%)
2002-2003	9,709,749	8,749,606	1,000,511	906,747	169	111	65.4
2003-2004	13,286,331	11,602,094	2,618,789	1,573,511	181	107	59.0
2004-2005	18,130,998	15,628,282	2,652,291	2,407,385	192	111	58.0
2005-2006	23,050,927	20,489,601	2,652,291	2,474,999	203	122	60.2
2006-2007	29,839,618	26,675,891	3,338,873	3,096,416	216	129	59.9

Operating Performance

Year	Traffic	Passenger seat kilometres	Fleet	Average age of fleet (months)	Aircraft departures from Dubai International Airport	Destinations	Number of employees	Aircraft Departures	Passenger seat factor (%)
2002-2003	8,502,894	31,660,547	46	36	45,452	64	10,507	45,452	76.6%
2003-2004	10,441,345	40,110,375	61	46	58,763	73	12,804	58,763	73.4%
2004-2005	12,528,761	51,398,393	69	55	72,057	76	15,858	72,057	74.6%
2005-2006	14,497,536	62,260,070	85	61	79,937	83	17,296	79,937	75.9%
2006-2007	17,544,140	77,946,590	104	63	92,158	89	20,273	92,158	76.2%

Main article: Emirates destinations

Emirates flies to 94 destinations in 60 countries on six continents from its primary hub in Dubai.^[7] It has a particularly strong presence in the Southeast Asian region, which together, connects Dubai with more international destinations in the region than any other Middle Eastern airline and also flies the Kangaroo Route.

While the airline does not maintain sizable hubs elsewhere, it has taken advantage of liberal bilateral aviation agreements between Dubai and Australia, and with Singapore, to offer more onward connections from Sydney and Dubai. The airline's strengths have also invited protectionist measures to keep it out of key foreign markets. In particular, it has been unsuccessful in gaining access on the transatlantic routes between London Heathrow and the United States, and on the transpacific routes from Australia to the United States. Emirates now flies to Pearson International in Toronto, Ontario.

According to a report in The Seattle Times, Emirates is planing to expand nonstop service globally from its hub in Dubai to Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Logan International Airport, O'Hare International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and Washington Dulles International Airport.^[8]

In September 2007, president, Tim Clark said that Emirates is considering the Boeing 747-8 to serve San Francisco, Los Angeles, and South American cities. He also said that Emirates is working on getting new flyover rights over Russia to minimise the length of the flights to North America's West Coast.^[9]

The airline's most recent destination is Houston in the United States of America. The airline commenced a thrice weekly service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport on December 3rd using the airline's newly delivered Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. Houston is the airline's 2nd US destination and third North American destination. The service's frequency will be increased to daily starting February 2008.

Main article: Emirates Airlines Fleet

Emirates Airlines operates a full wide-body aircraft fleet from three aircraft families: the Boeing 777, the Airbus 330, and the Airbus A340. In keeping with its policy of maintaining a young fleet, which stands at an average of 5.6 years in August 2007, it renews its fleet frequently. The airline's aircraft purchases are often closely watched by other airlines. In 2009 Emirates will receive its first Airbus A380 and will be using the aircraft on daily direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne.^[10]

The Emirates fleet consists of the following aircraft as of November 2007^[1] :

Emirates Airline Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (First*/Business/Economy)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A330-200	21	237(12/42/183) 278(27/251)	Short-medium haul Africa, Asia, and Europe	Dubai Aerospace Enterprise purchased eight aircraft Exit from service: 2014 Replacement Aircraft: Airbus A350-900 XWB
Airbus A340-300	8	267 (12/42/213)	Long haul	Exit from service: 2015 Former Singapore Airlines Aircraft Replacement Aircraft : Airbus A350-900 XWB
Airbus A340-500	10	258 (12/42/204)	Ultra long haul Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, and North America
Airbus A350-900 XWB	(50 orders) (50 options)		Short-medium haul Africa, Asia, and Europe	Entry into service: 2014
Airbus A350-1000 XWB	(20 orders)		Short-medium haul Africa, Asia, and Europe	Entry into service: 2015
Airbus A380-800	(58 orders)	489 517 644	Long haul	Entry into service: mid 2008
Boeing 777-200	3	290 (12/42/236) 346 (42/304)	Medium-long haul	Exit from service: 2011
Boeing 777-200ER	9	283 (12/35/236)	Medium-long haul
Boeing 777-200LR	3 (7 orders)	266 (8/42/216)	Ultra long haul(Houston,USA)
Boeing 777-300	12	380 (18/42/320) 434 (49/385)	Medium-long haul	Exit from service: 2015 Replacement aircraft: Airbus A350-1000 XWB
Boeing 777-300ER	30 (41 orders) (20 rights)	358 (12/42/304) 427 (42/385)	Medium-long haul Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia	Deliveries: 2007-2010

^{*First Class is only offered on select routes.}

The average age of the Emirates fleet is 5.4 years as of August 2007.^[11]

The Emirates cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2007:

Emirates Cargo Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Notes
Airbus A310-300F	3
Boeing 747-400ERF	1 (2 orders)	Entry into service: July 2007 Deliveries: 2007-2008 Operated for Emirates SkyCargo by TNT[12]
Boeing 747-400F	7	Operated for Emirates SkyCargo by Atlas Air To be phased out Replacement aircraft: Boeing 777F
Boeing 747-8F	(10 orders) (10 rights)	Entry into service: 2008 Operated by Emirates SkyCargo
Boeing 777F	(8 orders)	Entry into service: 2009 Operated by Emirates SkyCargo Replacing: Boeing 747-400F

Emirates Boeing customer code is 1H. The code appears in aircraft models in this sequence, Boeing 777-31HER.

The airline has ordered 58 Airbus A380 aircraft and it will be the second airline to receive the aircraft, after launch airline Singapore Airlines. Forty-one passenger A380-800s are to be purchased and two are to be leased from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Two freighter A380-800Fs were ordered for Emirates SkyCargo. However, this was changed to the passenger model in May 2006. Their first A380 was to enter service in October 2006^[13] but will now not be delivered until early 2008. After delivery, the airline will be the largest operator of the type.^[14]

As of November 20, 2005, Emirates had an order book of $117 billion, comprising 105 firm orders, including 55 Airbus A380s (by far the largest of any carrier),^[15] and 51 Boeing 777, to become the largest carrier.

On October 27, 2006, Emirates announced that it cancelled its order for 20 Airbus A340-600 aircraft, citing that they believed the A340 lacked the technology offered by more up-to-date planes. They also converted the A380F which were due for delivery in 2009 and converted them to the passenger version. Instead the airline has opted to order ten of the recently launched Boeing 747-8 freighters for its SkyCargo subsidiary at the 2006 Farnborough Air Show. The reason Emirates has chosen the Boeing 747-8 "derivative" freighter over the all-new Airbus A380-F is the Boeing aircraft's nose-loading capability, something the rival Airbus freighter is lacking.^[16][17] In addition, Emirates also said that it was evaluating the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, the yet to be launched passenger version of the Boeing 747-8, especially the "stretched" version now studied by Boeing which would incorporate the same 5.6 m stretch as the freight variant instead of the mere 3.6m stretch envisaged for the passenger model. This would bring the 747-8I's capacity 20% closer to the Airbus A380-800's typical three-class 555-seat capacity (470 seats in a three-class-configuration instead of 450).

On May 7, 2007 Emirates reaffirmed its order for 43 A380s and has committed to another 4 as well which brought its total order to 47.

On June 18, 2007, during the Paris Air Show, Emirates ordered 8 additional A380s, bringing its total ordered to 55.^[18] Emirates, which was deciding between the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, also said it would decide on an order worth as much as $20 billion for mid-sized planes by October, and that the design of the Airbus A350 XWB was closing in on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Emirates president Tim Clark said he was ruling out splitting the order for as many as 100 planes between the two manufacturers. Clark said he believed Boeing's barrel idea was the plane of the future but would not be a deal-breaker for the next order but said that it would order the aircraft in the future.^[18] Emirates will decide on a mid-size aircraft order worth up to $20 bn by October 2007, Reuters reported.

Emirates airline is negotiating for up to 20 Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, according to Flight International magazine. Emirates already has an order for 10 747-8 freighter aircraft and an option for 10 more in a $5.6 billion deal inked last September. Emirates is in talks for the 747-8I passenger version and a deal could be announced during the Dubai Air Show in November, but as of November 2007, according to the ATW magazine article, Boeing stated that it might proposed to produced a shrinked version of the 747-8 to allow for more range for service between west coast and Dubai.

Clark told local and international media, during a demo flight of its new Boeing 777-300 ER Ultra Long Range above Dubai on 7 September 2007, that Emirates is spending $10 to $14 million retrofitting each 777 aircraft.

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We would gladly double Emirates A380 order if we were not constrained by the number of contact Gate at Dubai International....It was infrastructure, rather than financing, that has kept Emirates' A380 at 66.[19]

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The airline's cash flow has steadily improved, he said, and negated any immediate need for debt financing. Emirates' 55 A380s is the maximum number that can be accommodated with the 27 contact gates the airport is building for the double decker superjumbo. "We'd take 100 if the airport could handle it," he said. He added that the airplane's capabilities are "morphing," as the test flights by Airbus have revealed greater range and payloads.

Emirates was named the ninth best Airline of the Year in 2007 by Skytrax. Skytrax also named Emirates the Airline of the Year in both 2001 and in 2002.

• An Airbus A340-313X of Emirates ran off the runway when taking off from OR Tambo International Airport on April 9, 2004. At the call to rotate, the pilot flying pulled back on the stick. However the nose was then de-rotated and the aircraft did not become airborne. The crew felt a rumbling, selected full power, and about two seconds later the aircraft lifted off the ground. The airport says that threshold of runway 25, approach lights and part of the runway surface were damaged as the aircraft went over the end of 21R. The pilot had received ambiguous instructions regarding rotation technique during his transition training. Emirates Training establishment was censured by Airbus after an investigation.^[20]

• On September 18, 2007, an Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft, whilst taxiing to runway 23 at Glasgow International Airport, veered off of the taxiway and became stuck on the grass. The aircraft was evacuated, and all additional weight including the hold luggage had to be removed before the aircraft could be pulled back onto the taxiway. Due to the layout of the airport, the blockage of this taxiway disrupted airport operations. Some arrivals were diverted to nearby Prestwick International Airport.

Main article: Emirates Airline Services

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Emirates in-flight entertainment system, Information Communication Entertainment (ICE), was introduced in 2002 and is now offered to passengers in all classes with over 1,200 entertainment options. Emirates won the award for best in-flight entertainment in 2006 from Skytrax, because of their ICE (information communication entertainment) system, with the biggest selling point being over 500 channels of movies, television and music. ICE is found in all of Emirates Airline's Airbus A340-500, and all of Emirates Airline's Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 777-200 fleet.

Emirates was one of the earliest airlines to introduce high-speed, in-flight Internet service by installing the Inmarsat’s satellite system and became the second airline in the world to offer live international television broadcasts using the same system.^[21]

In November 2006 the airline signed a deal with mobile communications firm AeroMobile. This will allow passengers on board Emirates flights to use their mobile phones to call or text people on the ground. This is the first airline to confirm such a deal and will allow passengers to use their personal mobile phone in early January 2007 on selected Boeing 777s.

In mid-2007, Emirates will feature docking capability for Apple Inc.'s iPod portable music and video player. This will allow the device's battery to be charged, but will also allow integration with Emirates' in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. This will also enable the IFE system to play music, television shows, or movies stored on the iPod, as well as function as a control system.^[22]

Newspapers and magazines are available to all first & business class passengers on Emirates flights. Free newspapers are also provided to all economy class passengers. The Emirates in-flight magazine, Openskies, is provided to all passengers on all flights.

Main article: Skywards

Skywards is the frequent flyer program of Emirates, SriLankan Airlines and other Emirates travel partners. Miles are earned through flights with Emirates and SriLankan, or with cooperating airlines such as Continental Airlines, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, South African Airways, Virgin Blue and United Airlines. Skywards offers status tiers Silver and Gold, which give additional benefits based upon miles flown in a year.

Main article: Emirates First and Business Class Lounges

First and business class passengers, as well as Skywards Gold and Silver members, have access to Emirates Lounges. In addition to the Emirates Lounge, Emirates passengers are able to use the Department of Civil Aviation's (DCA) First Class lounge in Dubai. The airline has 33 lounges in 16 cities, with plans for 13 more. It also has affiliation with 53 other lounges.

Main article: Emirates Airline Cabins

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On Airbus A340-500, Boeing 777-200LR flights and selected Boeing 777-300ER flights, first class passengers have full suites, complete with closing doors to ensure privacy, mini-bar, coat rack and ample storage. The seat converts into a 2 metre (6 foot 7 inch) fully-flat bed.

On business class, the following features are included on Boeing 777-200LRs and selected Boeing 777-300ERs:

• Airline seats with a 60" pitch that recline to angled lie-flat beds with ample room for taller passengers on the newer planes
• Electrically operated massage, privacy partition, backrest recline, seat pan extension, footrest extension, leg rest extension and lumbar support on the newer planes.
• Adjustable winged headrest with six-way movement.
• Two individual reading lights and one overhead light in each seat.

The seat has a seat pitch of 34 in (86 cm) (Boeing 777) or 32 in (81 cm) (other aircraft) and a width of 17 in (43 cm) (Boeing 777) or 18 in (46 cm) (other aircraft) as well as a 150° seat recline. Like standard economy class seats, adjustable headrests and footrests are available on every seat. On the A340-500 and newer aircraft there is a 10.6 in (25 cm) screen, and 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) on A330-200, certain A340-300 and older B777-200/300 aircraft that have not been retrofitted with the new cabins,^[23] for in-flight entertainment and in-seat power supply at selected seats.

The airline has recorded a profit every year since its inception, except the second and growth has never fallen below 20% a year. In its first 11 years, it doubled in size every 3.5 years, and has every four years since. The Emirates Group announced a net profits of Dhs 2.8 billion (US$ 762 million) for the financial year ended 31 March 2006.^{[citation needed]} while the total revenues of Emirates in the previous fiscal year (2004-2005) where $4.9 billion.^[24]

For 2004–05, Emirates paid an increased dividend of Dh368 million to the government of Dubai, compared to Dh329 million the year before. In total, the government has received Dh1.1 billion from Emirates since dividends started being paid in 1999. Having provided an initial start-up capital of US$10m and an additional investment of circa US$80m at the time of the airline's inception,^[25] the Dubai government is the sole owner of the company. However, it does not put any new money into it, nor does it interfere with running the airline.^[24]

Emirates business model has led to their commercial success in the aviation industry.^[24] The airline has a lean workforce which can be compared to low-cost carriers rather than traditional flag carriers. It has a simple organisational structure, that allows the airline to maintain low overhead costs and it must pay no income taxes on wages. Due to the low operating costs at its Dubai base, some industry analysts believe the airline is second only to Ryanair on a cash cost per seat basis.^[26] Therefore, the airline is able to serve secondary destinations as well as connecting to places via their hub in Dubai.^[27]

The airline has not joined any major global airline alliances. The airline operates only wide-body aircraft which results in lower unit costs compared to other major airlines operating a mixture of narrow and wide-body aircraft. It allows Emirates to use the aircraft's cargo capacity to increase its revenues and total profits. Since Dubai International Airport does not have any flying restrictions at night, the airline is able to highly utilise their aircraft. The airline virtually does not have any legacy costs compared to other airlines. It also helps that all forms of strikes are banned in the UAE (except for construction related strikes).^[26]

Emirates, which hopes to take delivery of Airbus A380 has invested Dh73 million ($20 million) to expand its crew training facility at the Emirates Training Centre. In order to serve its expanding operations the airline has been hiring new cabin crew at a rate of 60 per week, due to rise to 100 per week as larger aircraft, especially the A380s, join the fleet. By 2011, Emirates expects to have more than 14,000 cabin crew on its payroll.^{[citation needed]}

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The established network carriers in Europe and Australia, i.e. Air France-KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa, and Qantas, perceive Emirates' strategic decision to reposition itself as a global carrier as a major threat because it increasingly enables an ever-growing number of air travellers to by-pass traditional airline hubs such as London Heathrow Airport, Charles de Gaulle International Airport, and Frankfurt Airport on their way between Europe/North America and Asia/Australia by changing flights in Dubai instead. These carriers also find it difficult to deal with the growing competitive threat Emirates poses to their business because of their much higher cost base.

Some of these carriers—notably Air France and Qantas—are so concerned about the detrimental effects of Emirates' growth on their future ability to compete with it on a level playing field that they have resorted to openly accusing their Dubai-based rival of receiving hidden state subsidies and of maintaining too cosy a relationship with Dubai's airport authority as well as its aviation authority, both of which are also wholly state-owned entities that share the same government owner with the airline. In addition, they have also accused Emirates of taking unfair advantage of its government shareholder's sovereign borrower status. They claim that this masks its true financial performance and reduces its borrowing costs below market rates.^[28][24][29]

Main article: Emirates Airline Partnerships and Alliances

Emirates has codeshare agreements^[30] with SriLankan Airlines, in which it owns a 43% stake, and Continental Airlines, where it codeshares on selected regional routes.

Emirates also holds partnerships with Raffles International (Swissôtel), InterContinental, Radisson Hotels (Rezidor Hotel Group), Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, and Marriott Vacation Club International.

Emirates signed a deal with Dubai Autodrome in 2006 and later bought a majority stake in the company for an undisclosed amount.

Main article: Emirates Airline Marketing and sponsorships

Emirates is a sponsor of sports clubs and events, both at its home base and in its overseas markets. It also sponsors the annual Dubai Shopping Festival, the Dubai Summer Surprises and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.^[31] For Emirates, marketing expenses account for a far greater share of its total costs than for most of its competitors.^[26] In the English-speaking world the sponsorship always carries the words "Fly Emirates".

Manchester Ringway	Boeing 777	The tower which accommodates most Emirates staff	Emirates Airbus A330-200 at Dubai International Airport
Emirates SkyCargo A310F	Business Class Cabin Of Emirates Boeing 777-200

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• Financial Times, 29 October 2005. UK Edition.  (Financial Times online)
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• Emirates Airline - Company Profile
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• Emirates Chairman Interview
• The Emirates Group
• Emirates Skycargo
• Emirates Booking Engine Case Study

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	The Emirates Group Subsidaries: Emirates Airline · Emirates SkyCargo · Dnata · Dnata Airport Operations · Dnata Cargo · Dnata Agencies · Mercator · Transguard · EmQuest · Skywards
	Dnata Group Subsidaries: Dnata Travel (UK) Ltd · Dnata Inc · Kedma Holdings Pte Ltd · Changi International Airport Services (International) Pte Ltd · CIAS Enterprises Pte Ltd · Dubai Express LLC · Gerry's Dnata (Pvt.) Ltd · Dnata Arabian Airport Services Co. Ltd · Safiran Dnata Airport Services PJSC · Emirates Loyalty Company LLC · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Ground Handling Services Co. Ltd
	The Emirates Group's smaller Subsidaries: Destination and Leisure Management · Emirates Holidays · Arabian Adventures · Emirates Hotels & Resorts · Emirates Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa · Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa · Emirates Marina Hotel and Residence · Emirates Green Lakes Serviced Apartments · Timeless Spa · Emirates Hotel LLC · Emirates Flight Catering Co. LLC
	People: Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum  · Maurice Flanagan
	Related Companies: International Engine Component Overhaul · SriLankan Airlines (Tradewinds Tours and Travel) · Dubai Airport (Dnata) · Skywards · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

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