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Emirates, the world's fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown and number of international passengers carried, was founded in 1985 [1] by the royal family of Dubai. The airline's first flight was from Dubai to Karachi, Pakistan in October of that year. Its first aircraft were provided by Pakistan International.
Emirates was founded in March 1985 with backing from Dubai's ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. On 25 October 1985, Emirates operated its first flight from Dubai to Karachi and Mumbai, using the Airbus A300B4-200 and the Boeing 737-300, both wet-leased from Pakistan International Airlines.
Revenues increased by about $100 million each year, approaching $500 million in 1993. It carried 68,000 tons of cargo and 1.6 million passengers in the same year. The Gulf War had helped Emirates by keeping other airlines out of the area. Emirates was the only airline to continue flying in the last ten days of the war.
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of Emirates airlines; Hussain Sajwani – CEO, Damac (real estate) Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh – CEO, Dolphin Energy Limited (UAE) Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair – banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the Federal National Council, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires
The group was founded in the 1930s and expanded rapidly in the 1940s and 1950s becoming an integrated commercial, industrial, and services organization. [ 2 ] The Al-Futtaim family split its business interests in 2000 with Abdulla Al Futtaim controlling the automotive and mainly retail business, and his cousin Majid controlling a property ...
Sheikh Muhammad bin Saqr Al Qasimi: May 1951 – 24 June 1965 Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi: Ousted bloodlessly by the British 24 June 1965 – 24 January 1972 Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi: Assassinated in course of Saqr III's counter-coup 25 January 1972 – 1972 Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi
The Emirates Group, a holding company in the United Arab Emirates Emirates (airline), an airline subsidiary of The Emirates Group; Emirates Foundation, an Abu Dhabi–based foundation (charity) established by Amiri decree; Emirates Club, an association football club in the city of Ras al-Khaimah; Emirates Club Stadium, a stadium in Ras al-Khaimah
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 , the latter two of whose largest fleets it operates.