Emirates
Emirates are Islamic territories ruled by Emirs (q.v.).
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Emirates (Arabic:الإمارات) is one of the airlines that fly from the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1985. Its IATA designator is EK. It hubs Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Emirates flies to 70 different passenger destinations (71 different airports) in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and Australia. The airline is considering flying to Canada and South America.
Emirates codeshares rail service to stations in France with SNCF French Rail. Emirates codeshares rail to Germany on Deutsche Bahn's AiRail service.
The current chairman of Emirates is Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The vice chairman and group president is Maurice Flanagan.
Fleet
Passenger Fleet:
- Airbus A340
- A340-300
- A340-500
- A340-600
- Boeing 777
- B777-200
- B777-300
- Airbus A330-200
- Airbus A380 (Future aircraft)
Freighter (Skycargo) Fleet:
The airline once operated Boeing 727's, Airbus A310's, and Airbus A300's.
Passenger Destinations
(Cities in italics are future routes)
Africa
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Libya
- Mauritius
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Lagos (Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport)
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Asia
East Asia
Southwest Asia
- Bahrain
- Iran
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)
- Dubai (Dubai International Airport, hub)
- Yemen
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
SkyCargo Destinations
Asia
East Asia
Southwest Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe
North America
Other facts of interest
- Emirates is the title sponsor of the Dubai World Cup and was a major sponsor of the 2003 women soccer World Cup
- United States astronaut Buzz Aldrin and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright were passengers on the airline's first flight from Dubai to New York City.
- Emirates is the main sponsor behind the America's Cup challenge team Emirates Team New Zealand, made from the remnants of Team New Zealand who won the cup in 1996, and defended in 2000 before losing it in 2003.
- Emirates is currently main sponsor of Chelsea F.C., and will become main sponsor of Arsenal F.C. from the 2005 / 2006 English football season. See also Emirates Stadium.
- Emirates also holds the sponsorship rights for cricket umpires and association football referees.
External links
- http://www.emirates.com
- http://www.ekgroup.com (The Emirates Group)
- http://www.sky-cargo.com (Emirates Skycargo)
The picture of the Emirates A345 was taken by Dennis Lau, and taken with permission from Airliners.net.
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