Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) (Arabic: طيران الإمارات Ṭayarān al-Imārāt) is a major airline in the Middle East, and a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. It is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates operates an international network from its hub at Dubai International Airport, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. The airline operates over 1,990 passenger flights per week[2], to 101 destinations in 61 countries across 6 continents.[1] The company also operates four of the world's longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, São Paulo, Houston, and San Francisco, all on the Boeing 777-200LR.

In 2008 the airline was the eighth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried,[3] and fifth-largest[4] in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown. It is also the ninth-largest in terms of scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown (eighth in scheduled international freight tonne-kilometres flown).[5]. The airline ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue, passenger kilometres, and has become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried. It is the eighth largest airline in Asia, in terms of passengers carried. Cargo activities are undertaken by the Emirates Group's Emirates SkyCargo division. Its main base is Dubai International Airport.[6] On 16 October 2008, Emirates moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3, a new terminal exclusively for Emirates. Terminal 3 is over 1,500,000 m2 (370 acres), the largest building in the world by floor space. Emirates currently handles 60% of all passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport, and 38% of all aircraft movements at the airport.