Emirates
Emirates
Emirates
Emirates is the world's fourth largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown,[7]
and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne kilometers flown.
During the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to cut back its services to Dubai. As a result, Emirates was
conceived in March 1985 with backing from Dubai's royal family, with Pakistan International Airlines
providing two of the airline's first aircraft on wet-lease. With $10 million in start-up capital it was
required to operate independently of government subsidy. Pakistan International Airlines provided
training facilities to Emirates' cabin crew at its academy. The airline was headed by Ahmed bin Saeed
Al Maktoum, the airline's present chairman. In the years following its founding, the airline expanded
both its fleet and its destinations. In October 2008, Emirates moved all operations at Dubai
International Airport to Terminal 3.[8]
Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of the few
airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet (excluding Emirates Executive[9]). As of December
2020, Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator with 117 aircraft in service and a further 5 on
order.[10] Since its introduction, the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of the Emirates fleet,
especially on long-haul, high-density routes. Emirates is also the world's largest Boeing 777 operator
with 155 aircraft in service.[11] The company slogans have included Be good to yourself and fly
Emirates, From Dubai to destinations around the world, Fly Emirates Keep Discovering, The finest in
the sky, Hello Tomorrow (also used nowadays sometimes), and is currently Fly Emirates, Fly Better.