Emirates

Fly Emirates , or more simply Emirates (in Arab: الإمارات), is a Airline company based with Dubai, it is the most important company of the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1985, it is today one of the most dynamic companies of the area, but it is also and especially a key component in the tourist development strategy of the emirate of Dubai. According to IATA, Emirates appears among the first 10 world airline companies by the number of passengers in 2005 (approximately 14 million passengers).

History

Founded in May 1985 by the government of the emirate of Dubai, the company serves 85 destinations out of the five continents. It belongs to Emirates Group. Its hub is the International airport of Dubai (IATA  : DXB). The course of the 14  million travellers was crossed in 2006. The cargo liner activity is the prerogative of Emirates SkyCargo.

Float

  • Civil:

    • Airbus A330-200 (29 planes)
    • Airbus A340-300 (8 planes)
    • Airbus A340-500 (10 planes)
    • Boeing B777-200 (3 planes)
    • Boeing B777-200ER (6 planes)
    • Boeing B777-200LR (1 plane)
    • Boeing B777-300 (12 planes)
    • Boeing B777-300ER (23 planes)

  • Cargo liner:

    • Boeing B747-200F (1 planes rented near Atlas Air)
    • Boeing B747-400F (5 planes rented near Atlas Air)
    • Airbus A310-300F (4 planes)
    • Boeing 777 Cargo liner (8 deliveries planned for 2008)
    • Boeing 747-8 Cargo liner (10 deliveries planned for 2010)

  • Historical:

    • Airbus A300B4-103 (1 plane)
    • Airbus A300B4-203 (1 plane)
    • Airbus A300B 4-605R (6 planes)
    • Airbus A300C4-620 (1 plane)
    • Airbus A310-304 (3 planes)
    • Boeing B727-264 (3 planes)
    • Boeing B727-2K5 (1 plane)
    • Boeing B737-340 (1 plane)
    • Dassault Falcon 20F (1 plane)

In order

It is the largest purchaser of Airbus A380 with 58 specimens ordered to date.

  • Airbus A380-800 (58)

  • Airbus A350-900 (50)
  • Airbus A350-1000 (20)
  • Boeing B777-300ER (48 orders some including 19 included in leasing with GECAS delivery in progress)
  • Boeing B777-200LR (10 planes delivery at the end of 2007)
  • Boeing 777F (8 planes orders delivery planned for 2008 of it)
  • Boeing 748F (10 planes orders delivery planned for 2010 of it)

At the time of Dubai Air Show 2005, Emirates orders 42 Boeing 777 (24 777-300ER, 8.777-200LR, 10.777 Cargo liner) Moreover, the company converted the option for 2 A380 Cargo into version momentary. A380F should be delivered in 2009 and Emirates ordered 10 Boeing 747-8F at the time of the Farnborough Air Show 2006.

November 11th, 2006, Emirates confirmed the cancellation of 18 A340-600HGW, according to the declarations of Tim Clark, its president, who regards the apparatus as obsolete and too greedy out of kerosene because of his four engines…

Lastly, the company plans to order 100 Airbus A350 XWB or of Boeing 787 and said itself interested by Boeing 747-8I

At the time of Dubai Air Show of 2007, the company of Dubai announced the order of 50 A350-900 XWB like 20 new A350-1000 XWB and 11 A380.

External bonds

  • Official site Emirates

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