Emirates Airlines (United Arab Emirates)

Emirates Airlines, shortly referred to as The Emirates, is Dubai’s flag carrier, set up in 1985 as a subsidiary of the government corporation The Emirates Group. Emirates Airline is one of the two divisions of the Emirates Group, the second being Dnata. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating from its hub at Dubai International Airport. The carrier flies the biggest Airbus 777 and Boeing A380 fleet in the world, exceeding 250 aircraft. Its expanded destination network includes 153 points at six continents. The company is distinguished for its inflight entertainment, regionally inspired cuisine and luxury service. It also operates the world's longest scheduled flight from Dubai to Auckland. Its cabin-crew staff is about 21,000 people. Emirates has three major revenue sources, which are passengers, cargo and non-transport revenue, such as hotel operations. The company maintains a strategy of a regional diversification of the revenue with no geographical region generating more than 30% of the total income.