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A row of Emirates Boeing 777s at Dubai International Airport. Emirates [a] is one of the two flag carrier airlines of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad Airways) and is currently the largest airline in the Middle East. The airline's fleet is composed of three wide-bodied aircraft families, the Airbus A350, Airbus A380, and Boeing 777.
Emirates has had no narrow-body aircraft in its mainline fleet since 1995. In July 2014, Emirates finalized an order for 150 Boeing 777X aircraft (this number was later reduced, see below), consisting of 35 777-8s and 115 777-9s, [98] and was expected to become the launch operator for the 777X in mid-2020. [99]
Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo carrier operating from Dubai International Airport. The SkyCargo division operates 13 Boeing 777 Freighters. Emirates SkyCargo also use the cargo capacity of the passenger fleet. In the 2019-20 fiscal year, Emirates SkyCargo carried 2,389,000 tonnes, a decline of 10.2% compared to the previous year. [5]: 7
The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, is the largest operator as of December 2024, with 116 aircraft in their fleet.
Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show on Monday with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co. aircraft, showing how aviation has bounced back after the groundings of the coronavirus ...
Emirates: EK: UAE: EMIRATES: 1985 Dubai International Airport: Largest airline in the Middle East. Etihad Airways: EY: ETD: ETIHAD: 2003 Abu Dhabi International Airport: Second largest airline in the United Arab Emirates. Flydubai: FZ: FDB: SKY DUBAI: 2008 Dubai International Airport: Low-cost carrier of Dubai. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi: 5W: WAZ: WIZZ ...
The Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East; Emirates handles 51% of all passenger traffic and accounts for approximately 42% of all aircraft movements at the airport. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier flydubai which handles 13% of passenger traffic and 25% of aircraft movements at DXB. [ 17 ]
Aircraft do not necessarily follow the great-circle distance, but may opt for a longer route due to weather, traffic, to utilise a jet stream, or to refuel. Commercial flights are often categorized into long-, medium- or short-haul by commercial airlines based on flight length, although there is no international standard definition.