Boeing 777-36NER from the Arab Emarates Airline arriving at Glasgow Airport Scotland
Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) (Arabic: طيران الإماراتTayarān al-Imārāt) is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the seventh-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, tenth-largest in terms of scheduled international freight tonne-kilometres flown, It ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue, and has become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried and is the eighth largest airline in Asia, in terms of passengers carried. The airline operates over 2,350 passenger flights per week, to 91 destinations in 55 countries all over the world. Cargo activities are undertaken by the Emirates Group's Emirates SkyCargo division. Its main base is Dubai International Airport. During the 2007/08 financial year, Emirates carried million passengers. A total of million tonnes of cargo was transported by Emirates Airline and Emirates SkyCargo, the freight subsidiary of The Emirates Group. Emirates will have 122 Boeing 777s by 2011 making it the single largest aircraft type in fleet, and 58 Airbus A380s by 2012. The airline also hopes to have over 120 Airbus A350's in its fleet by 2018. On 28 July 2008, Airbus handed over the first Emirates A380-800 aircraft, debuting the airline as the second in the world to fly the superjumbo after Singapore Airlines. The Emirates A380 flight will fly on scheduled basis between Dubai and New York. It will also feature the world's first shower spa in First Class as well as social area and lounge for both First and Business Class passengers.
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Location: Glasgow Airport Strathclyde Region Scotland UK
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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