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Emirates
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
EK
UAE
176
Emirates

Emirates Boeing 777-200
Emirates
Emirates Group Headquarters
PO Box 686
Dubai
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Tel.: +971 4 295 1111
Fax: +971 4 295 0758
SITA:
Email: info@emirates.com
Website: www.emirates.com

Type: Scheduled, international, regional, pax, cargo
Owner: Emirates Group (100%)
Subsidiaries: Fly Dubai (100%); Emirates skyCargo (100%); SriLankan Airlines (43.6%)
Employees: 28,037
Base: Dubai (DXB)
Hubs: -
Start of ops: October 1985
Emirates operates the followiong aircraft:
  • 29 x Airbus A330-200
  • 8 x Airbus A340-300
  • 10 x Airbus A340-500
  • Airbus A350-900 (50 on order)
  • Airbus A350-1000 (20 on order)
  • 11 x Airbus A380-800 (79 on order)
  • 3 x Boeing 777–200
  • 6 x Boeing 777-200ER
  • 10 x Boeing 777-200LR
  • 12 x Boeing 777-300
  • 53 x Boeing 777-300ER (49 on order)
Executives:
Chief Executive:
President:
SVP Finance:
SVP Flight Operations:
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Tim Clark
Nigel Hopkins
Alan stealey

Emirates Airline is the largest major airline in the Middle East. It is the national airline of Dubai, UAE and operates over 2400 passenger flights per week, from its hub at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, to 108 destinations in 60 countries across 6 continents. The company also operates four of the world's longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco, São Paulo and Houston, with all except San Francisco on the Boeing 777-200LR. Emirates is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which has over 50,000 employees, and is wholly-owned by the Government of Dubai directly under the Investment Corporation of Dubai. Cargo activities are undertaken by the Emirates Group's Emirates SkyCargo division.

Annual Results - 2009
Year End
Operating revenue
($ 000)
% change 09 / 08
Operating costs ($ 000
Net income ($,000)
Pax
(000)
% change 09/08
RPKs (million)
Load Factor %
FTKs
(millions)
% change 09/08
31 March
11,834,140
0.4
10,863,290
963,508

Accidents and Incidents:
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