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Emirates (airline)

February 16, 2024

Not to be confused with the London cable car, formerly called the Emirates Air Line.

Emirates (Arabic: طَيَران الإمارات DMG: Ṭayarān Al-Imārāt) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad Airways). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai.[4] It is the largest airline in the Middle East,[5] operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. It operates to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across six continents on its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft.[6] Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.[7]

Emirates
IATA ICAO Callsign
EK UAE EMIRATES
Founded25 March 1985; 38 years ago (1985-03-25)
Commenced operations25 October 1985; 38 years ago (1985-10-25)
HubsDubai International Airport
Frequent-flyer programEmirates Skywards
Subsidiaries
Fleet size260[1]
Destinations144[2]
Parent companyThe Emirates Group
HeadquartersGarhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key peopleTim Clark (President)
FounderAhmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Revenue US$ 32.6 billion (March 2023)[3]
Net income US$ 3.2 billion (March 2023)[3]
Employees102,000 (31 August 2023)[3]
Websitewww.emirates.com

Emirates is the world's fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown.[8] It is also the second-largest in terms of freight tonne-kilometers flown.

During the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to cut back its services to Dubai. As a result, Emirates was founded on 15 March 1985, with backing from Dubai's royal family and its first two aircraft provided by Pakistan International Airlines. With $10 million in start-up capital, it was required to operate independently of government subsidies. Pakistan International Airlines also provided free training facilities to Emirates' cabin crew at Karachi Airport.[citation needed] The airline was founded by Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the airline's present chairman. In the years following its founding, the airline rapidly expanded both its fleet and its destinations. In October 2008, Emirates moved all of its operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3.[9]

Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet (excluding Emirates Executive).[10] As of December 2023, Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator with 123 aircraft in service.[11][12] Since its introduction, the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of the Emirates fleet, especially on long-haul, high-density routes. Emirates is also the world's largest Boeing 777 operator with 133 aircraft in service.[13]

History edit

Main article: History of Emirates (airline)

Emirates was founded in March 1985 with backing from Dubai's ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The airline's first flight was from Dubai to Karachi, Pakistan on October 25, 1985. Pakistan International Airlines played a large role in establishing the airline in its early years, providing technical and administrative assistance as well as providing a new Boeing 737-300 and an Airbus A300B4-200.[14]

During its early years Emirates experienced strong growth, averaging 30% annually. The Gulf War helped boost business for the airline as it was the only airline to continue flying in the last ten days of the war. In 2000, the airline placed an order for a large number of aircraft, including the Boeing 777-300 and the Airbus A380, and also launched its frequent flyer program, Skywards.[14]

Since then, the airline has continued to expand its fleet and network, with a focus on operating flights to anywhere in the world via Dubai and competing with other major airlines on international routes. Its growth has attracted criticism from other carriers, who claim that the airline has unfair advantages and have called for an end to open-skies policies with the UAE as a result.[15][16] In 2017, Emirates "renewed its aircraft buying spree" and agreed to buy a number of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners for $15.1 billion. The Wall Street Journal described the deal as a "painful loss" for Airbus.[17] In 2023, Emirates ordered $50 billion of Boeing jets with their sister airline, flyDubai at the Dubai Airshow.[18] Emirates ordered 90 aircraft, including both versions of the new long-haul jet.[18]

Corporate management edit

 
Emirates flight attendants

The airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is a subsidiary of the Dubai government's investment company, Investment Corporation of Dubai.[19][20][21] The airline has recorded a profit every year, except its second year, and the growth has never fallen below 20% a year. In its first 11 years, it doubled in size every 3.5 years, and has every four years since.[22]

In 2015, Emirates paid dividends worth AED2.6 billion (US$708 million), compared to AED1 billion (US$272 million) in 2014.[23] The government has received AED14.6 billion from Emirates since dividends started being paid in 1999 for having provided an initial start-up capital of US$10 million and an additional investment of about US$80 million at the time of the airline's inception.[24] The Dubai government is the sole owner of the company, but it does not put any new money into it, nor does it interfere with running the airline.[22]

Structure and employment edit

Main article: Emirates subsidiaries

Emirates has diversified into related industries and sectors, including airport services, engineering, catering, and tour operator operations. Emirates has seven subsidiaries and its parent company has more than 50.[25][26] At the end of the fiscal year on 31 March 2020, the company employed a total of 59,519 staff, of which 21,789 were cabin crew, 4,313 were flight deck crew, 3,316 were in engineering, 12,627 were listed as other, 5,376 employees were at overseas stations, and 12,098 were at subsidiary companies.[3]: 72  The Emirates Group employed a total of 105,730 employees.[3]: 184 

Emirates provides its employees with benefits such as comprehensive health plans and paid maternity and sick leave. Another strategy employed by Emirates is to use profit sharing and merit pay as part of its competency-based approach to performance management.[27]

Environmental record edit

The airline claims to have lower emissions than other airlines because its fleet has an average fuel burn of fewer than 4 litres for every 100 passenger–kilometers.[28] In 2023, the airline announced it would invest $200 million over three years to find research and development regarding the reduction of fossil fuels in commercial aviation, including investing in the development of fuel and energy alternatives and solutions.[29]

Fleet efficiency edit

  • Emirates has stated that its versions of the A380-800 will offer fuel economy of 3.1 litres per 100 passenger-kilometers.[30]
  • The company uses a program called "Flextracks". The technology is used to plan and optimize route efficiency and load factor. Passenger load factors were 81.2% in the 6 months to September 2010.[31]
  • Emirates has invested in a program called "tailored arrivals". This allows air traffic control to uplink to aircraft en route. It first determines the speed and flight profile from the air onto the runway; this allows the crew to accept and fly a continuous descent profile, saving fuel and emissions.[32]

Financial and operational performance edit

In the financial year 2019–20, Emirates generated revenues of around AED 92.0 billion ($25.1 billion), which represented a decrease of around 6% over the previous year's revenues of AED 97.9 billion. Passenger numbers also decreased from 58.6 million to 56.2 million over the same period, representing a decrease of around 4%. Passenger seat factor increased by 1.7% to 78.5%.[3] Cargo carried in 2019–20 also declined, by 10% to 2.4 million tonnes (2018–19: 2.7 million tonnes). The airline's profits for the 2019/20 fiscal year rose by 21% to AED 1.1 billion ($251 million) on the back of the lower oil prices and strong US dollar, although the 45-day runway closure at Dubai International and the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected results.[3]: 9 

Its parent company saw profits down 28% to $0.5 billion for the year to 31 March.[3]

As of March 2020, Emirates is using fuel price hedging. Fuel was 29.1% of total costs, and employee-related costs were 13.4% of total costs.[3]: 66, 83 

The airline was the third-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried,[33]: 19  and the largest[33]: 20  in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger-kilometers flown. It is also the second-largest in terms of scheduled freight tonne-kilometers flown (first in scheduled international freight tonne-kilometers flown).[33]: 22 

Emirates' financial success has been attributed to rapid growth in demand for air travel in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; the airline's investment in state-of-the-art aircraft; and the availability of airport capacity that can be used 24 hours a day.[34]

As stated by Emirates' Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, passenger levels dropped by 70% in 2020. The airlines furloughed almost a quarter of its employees after witnessing losses amidst the pandemic.[35]

The key trends for Emirates are (as of the financial year ending 31 March):[36]

Turnover
(AED b) 		Net profit[a]
(AED b) 		Passengers
flown (m) 		Passenger load
factor (%)[b]		 Cargo carried
(000 tonnes) 		Number
of A380 		Sources
1998 4.0 0.26 3.6 70.0 200 —
1999 4.4 0.31 4.2 74.5 214 —
2000 5.1 0.30 4.7 71.9 269 —
2001 6.3 0.42 5.7 75.1 335 —
2002 7.1 0.46 6.7 74.3 401 —
2003 9.5 0.90 8.5 76.6 525 —
2004 13.1 1.5 10.4 73.4 660 —
2005 17.9 2.4 12.5 74.6 838 —
2006 22.6 2.4 14.4 75.9 1,019 —
2007 29.1 3.0 17.5 76.2 1,156 —
2008 38.8 5.0 21.2 79.8 1,282 —
2009 43.2 0.68 22.7 75.8 1,408 4
2010 43.4 3.5 27.4 78.1 1,580 8
2011 54.2 5.3 31.4 80.0 1,767 15
2012 62.2 1.5 33.9 80.0 1,796 21
2013 73.1 2.2 39.3 79.7 2,086 31
2014 82.6 3.2 44.5 79.4 2,250 47
2015 88.8 4.5 49.2 79.6 2,377 59
2016 85.0 7.1 51.8 76.5 2,509 75
2017 85.0 1.2 56.0 75.1 2,577 94
2018 92.3 2.7 58.4 77.5 2,623 102 [37]
2019 97.9 0.87 58.6 76.8 2,659 109 [38]
2020 91.9 1.0 56.1 78.5 2,389 115 [39]
2021 30.9 −20.2 6.5 44.3 1,873 113 [40]
2022 59.1 −3.9 19.5 58.6 2,139 118 [41]
2023 107 10.5 43.6 79.5 1,849 116 [42]

Branding edit

 
Emirates' logo (in Arabic) painted on one of its Airbus A380-800s' engines
 
An Emirates Boeing 777-300ER (painted in the Expo 2020 orange livery) at Sydney Airport

In the 1990s, Emirates launched its first set of commercials all with the slogan "So be good to yourself, Fly Emirates". In 1999, it launched a very rare A330-200 commercial with different pictures showing the aircraft painted in the original livery and the livery used from 1999 until 2023, which was launched a few months prior.

Commercials reappeared beginning in 2002 and the airline adopted the slogan "Fly Emirates. Keep Discovering" in 2004. In the 2010s, Emirates utilised multiple slogans in its advertising including "Fly Emirates. Keep Discovering", "Fly Emirates To over Six Continents", and "Hello Tomorrow".[43] Emirates currently uses the slogan "Fly Better".

Emirates introduced a new uniform design in August 2008 for its 16,000 staff, designed by Simon Jersey. The offboard uniform includes the Emirates hat, red kick-pleats in the skirts, more fitted blouses, and the return of red leather shoes and handbags. For the onboard uniform, male and female cabin crew wear service waistcoats in place of the previously worn service jackets and tabards. The male flight attendants wear a chocolate brown suit, featuring pinstripes, with a cream shirt and caramel, honey, and red tie. Both male and female pursers wear this chocolate brown color, but with no red featured.[44]

Since its formation in 1985, Emirates aircraft have carried a section of the United Arab Emirates flag on the tail fins, a calligraphy version of the logo in Arabic on the engines, and the "Emirates" logo on the fuselage both in Arabic and English. The colour scheme used since 1985 was changed in November 1999. This change including the modification of logotype, the enlargement and movement of the English logo (the Arabic remaining smaller) towards the front of the aircraft, and a different, flowing flag on the tailfin.[45]

In 2022, Emirates launched two commercials featuring a flight attendant standing on the spire of the Burj Khalifa. The first commercial was about the UAE moving to the UK's Amber list in the wake of the COVID-19 travel restrictions. The second commercial was to promote the Expo 2020 event with an Airbus A380, painted in a special livery, circling the woman. The woman in the videos was actually a qualified stuntwoman dressed as an Emirates flight attendant.[46]

Sponsorship edit

Infrastructure edit

 
Emirates Air Line cable cars in London

From 2011 until 2022, Emirates sponsored the Emirates Air Line cable car over the River Thames in East London.[47]

Since 2015, Emirates has sponsored the England-based Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on the south coast.[48] The airline had £3.5 million worth of plans to paint the landmark red, but after discussion with the residents of Portsmouth and Southsea, Emirates agreed the tower was to be coloured blue and gold, with red lettering of the Emirates sponsor,[49] for the reason that Portsmouth F.C. (the local football team) is coloured blue and rival football team Southampton F.C. is coloured red. It is now named "Emirates Spinnaker Tower".

Cricket edit

 
An Emirates A380 in a special livery for the 2019 Cricket World Cup

Emirates sponsors Cricket Australia,[50] Lord's Taverners,[51] and Pro Arch Tournament.[52] Its branding also features on international cricket umpires shirts.[53] Emirates was also an official partner of the International Cricket Council. The deal gives Emirates association with all major ICC tournaments, including the 2011, 2015, and 2019 ICC Cricket World Cups, ICC Champions Trophy, and ICC World Twenty20.[54]

Emirates is the Twenty20 shirt sponsor of Durham County Cricket Club and holds the naming rights to the Riverside Ground, now known as Emirates Riverside, as well as the naming rights to the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, and is the shirt sponsor of Lancashire County Cricket Club. Emirates was also the major sponsor of the Kings XI Punjab (seasons two-four) and Deccan Chargers (season five) the teams of the Indian Premier League, the largest domestic cricket tournament in the world.

Football edit

 
The Emirates Stadium in London, home ground of Arsenal F.C.

Emirates was a sponsor of FIFA and the FIFA World Cup, but stopped its sponsorship in early 2015 because of allegations of corruption and bribery within FIFA, as well as FIFA's controversial decision to award the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.[citation needed]

Since the 2006–07 season, it has been the primary shirt sponsor of Arsenal (2006 to 2028),[55] AC Milan since the 2010–11 season, Real Madrid since the 2013–14 season, Benfica since the 2015–16 season,[56] Olympique Lyonnais since the 2020–21 season,[57] and Étoile du Sahel since the 2023–24 season.[58] It is also the primary shirt sponsor of the New York Cosmos. Emirates is also the title sponsor of the FA Cup, Emirates Cup, and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. It was the primary shirt sponsor of Chelsea from August 2001 until May 2005,[59] Paris Saint-Germain (until May 2019), and Hamburger SV until June 2020.

In August 2009 the Scottish Junior Football Association announced that Emirates would sponsor its Scottish Cup competition.[60] Emirates is the sponsor of Asian Football Confederation travel and play, in AFC Champions League and AFF Suzuki Cup.

Rugby league edit

Since 2014, Emirates has been the sponsor of the Super League Rugby League team, the Warrington Wolves. It is a multi-year sponsorship and the cost has been touted as around £5m.[citation needed]

Rugby union edit

Since 2015, Emirates has been also the sponsor of the Super Rugby South African team the Lions, as well as having the naming rights of the team and Ellis Park rugby stadium. It is also the main sponsor of USA Rugby.

Emirates is the sponsor of the World Rugby panel of international referees.

Basketball edit

On February 8, 2024, Emirates signed a multi year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to become the official airline of the league, this deal also includes getting the naming rights for the NBA Cup, becoming the Emirates NBA Cup starting in the 2024 season. This deal also will see a Emirates patch come onto NBA referee jerseys[61]

Other sports edit

In horse racing, Emirates sponsors the Dubai International Racing Carnival. It sponsored the Australian Turf Club's Autumn and Spring Carnival until 2011, and the Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2003 until 2017.[62][63]

Emirates is also a regular sponsor of the equestrian sport showjumping, notably at events in Dubai with the CSI5* Emirates Airline Dubai Grand Prix, and with the Longines Masters series, which currently runs CSI5* competitions in Hong Kong, Paris, and New York (formerly held in Los Angeles).

Emirates is one of the main sponsors of the Australian and the French Opens at the start of the 2021 season after returning from the first signed the contract in 2016.

Emirates is the major sponsor of the Emirates Team New Zealand, winners of the 35th America's Cup in sailing.

Emirates was a sponsor of the British Formula One (F1) team McLaren in the 2006 season. It was also the official airline sponsor of Formula One from the 2013 season until the 2022 season. It was outbid by rival Qatar Airways for the 2023 season.[64]

Since the 2012 season, Emirates has sponsored the US Open Series, a six-week summer tennis season leading up to the US Open. Its sponsorship was to run until 2019.[65]

Emirates also sponsors Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League, and FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Since the 2016 season, Emirates is the official airline of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.

Since 2017, Emirates has been the sponsor of the UAE Team Emirates (former Team Lampre-Mérida), which is a UCI World Tour Cycling Team. Being World Tour, the team obtains automatic entry to the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a Espana, as well as all the major one-day races.

Spokesperson edit

In 2015, Jennifer Aniston starred in two commercials for the airline.[66][67] Since 2023, Penélope Cruz has been the brand ambassador for Emirates.[68]

Expo 2020 edit

Emirates became one of the official premier partners of the Expo 2020 event hosted by Dubai. To commemorate the event, Emirates unveiled a special livery in three colours (orange, green, and blue) to represent the three themes of the event, namely, Opportunity, Sustainability, and Mobility, respectively. One of its A380s was painted in a blue, nose-to-tail livery that said, "Join The Making of a New World". The sponsorship lasted from October 1, 2021, till the event's closure on 31 March 2022.

Destinations edit

Main article: List of Emirates destinations
 
An Emirates Boeing 777-200LR taking off from Los Angeles (LAX), one of the airline's longest nonstop flights
 
An Emirates Airbus A380 in current livery approaching Perth Airport (2024)

In May 2015, Emirates operated over 3,000 flights every week across its network of over 150 destinations in over 70 countries across six continents from its hub in Dubai.[69] Prior to suspensions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Emirates' global network spanned 157 destinations in 83 countries.[3]

Alliance edit

Emirates has partnerships with other airlines, but is not a member of any of the three global airline alliances – Oneworld, SkyTeam, or Star Alliance. In 2000, the airline briefly considered joining Star Alliance, but opted to remain independent.[70] The reasoning for this was later revealed by the senior vice president of the airline's commercial operations worldwide that, "Your ability to react in the marketplace is hindered because you need a consensus from your alliance partners".[71]

Codeshare agreements edit

Emirates codeshares with the following airlines:[72]

Divisions edit

Emirates SkyCargo edit

 
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F arriving at Heathrow Airport

Emirates SkyCargo is the cargo division of Emirates. It began operations in October 1985, the same year Emirates was formed, and launched its own aircraft services in 2001 with a Boeing 747 Freighter. It serves 10 exclusive cargo destinations, besides others in common with the Emirates passenger network.[86] As of June 2019 it operated 11 Boeing 777 Freighters.[87] During the 2020 pandemic, SkyCargo also began to operate 777-300ER and A380 passenger aircraft as preighters to expand their total cargo capacity.[88]

Emirates Executive edit

Emirates Executive was launched in 2013 for corporate and private charters. It operates a single Airbus ACJ319 business jet,[89] accommodating 19 people.[90] It features a mix of private suites and seating, a lounge, a dining area, and bathrooms with full-height showers.[91]

Fleet edit

Main article: Emirates fleet

As of July 2023, Emirates operates a fleet of 249 passenger aircraft and 11 cargo aircraft operated by Emirates SkyCargo.[3] Emirates operates the largest fleet of both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft in the world,[92] with one A319 as an executive jet (this is painted in a plain white livery). 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,[93] and was expected to become the launch operator for the 777X in mid-2020.[94] In November 2017, it signed a commitment for 40 787-10s,[95] but by early 2019, it was considering cancelling this order because engine margins were insufficient for the hot Dubai weather, in favour of the Airbus A350.[96]

In February 2019, Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 40 A330-900s and 30 A350-900s, while reducing its total A380 order to eight[97] (with the last one to be delivered in 2022)[98] after which Airbus planned to cease production of the A380. Emirates received the final A380 (registration A6-EVS) built by Airbus on December 16, 2021. It was the 123rd A380 to join the fleet. The delivery officially marked the end of the Airbus A380 production 14 years after the first delivery to Singapore Airlines in 2007.[99]

In November 2019, Emirates announced an order of 50 A350-900s worth US$16 billion that superseded the February memorandum of understanding.[100] Also in November 2019, Emirates placed an order for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for a value of US$8.8 billion, while reducing its order of 777Xs from 150 to 126.[101]

In December, Emirates further reduced 777X orders from 126 to 115.[citation needed] Being the largest operator of the A380, Emirates maintains its fleet via the MRO subsidiary of Safran, OEMServices.[102]

On November 13, 2023, at the Dubai Airshow, Emirates finalized an order of 90 777X aircraft, US$52 Billion, including 50 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and 35 Boeing 777-8 aircraft. This brings the total Boeing 777X backlog to 205 aircraft. Alongside, another 5 Boeing 787 Dreamliners were ordered, growing Emirates' 787 backlog to 35 – while converting 30 787-9s to 20 787-8 and 10 787-10 aircraft.[103]

On November 16, 2023, also at the Dubai airshow, Emirates ordered an additional 15 Airbus A350-900s worth US$6 billion, bringing the total of A350-900s ordered by Emirates to 65.[104]

Livery edit

First livery (1985–1999) edit

 
A now-retired Emirates Airbus A300-600R painted in the airline's first livery

The first livery of Emirates, created by Negus & Negus, was similar to the second livery, except that the company name "Emirates" was written in a different font; it was relatively smaller, located on the top of the windows; and it was followed by the company name in Arabic. All aircraft wearing the 1st generation livery were either repainted or retired. This livery was retired by 2005 as the last aircraft with the first generation livery (an Airbus A310-300) was repainted to the second generation livery.

Second livery (1999–2023) edit

 
An Emirates Boeing 777-300ER painted in the airline's second livery

The second Emirates livery, which featured a UAE flag on the vertical stabiliser and a white fuselage, with the golden word "Emirates" painted on the upper fuselage, was introduced in November 1999 on the Boeing 777-300 and on all Airbus A330/A340 aircraft that were delivered from November 1999. The livery rolled out shortly after in 2000 on the rest of the Emirates fleet, and Emirates repainted all aircraft to this livery by 2005. The second Emirates livery also kept the Arabic company name, but the font size was smaller than the one from the first Emirates livery. The Emirates logo in Arabic is painted gold on all engines. The livery was updated in 2005, which the red word "Emirates" was introduced painted on the belly of the fuselage.

Current livery (2023–present) edit

On 16 March 2023, Emirates revealed their new livery.[105] Tim Clark, President of Emirates, said: “Aircraft livery is the most instantly recognisable brand real estate for any airline. It’s a visual representation of our unique identity, something we wear proudly, and display in all the cities we fly to around the world. We’re refreshing our livery to keep it modern, without losing the key elements of our identity such as the UAE flag on our tailfin and the Arabic calligraphy.”

In the latest livery, the UAE flag on the Emirates tailfin is more dynamic and flowing with a 3D effect artwork, and the wingtips have been painted red with the Emirates logo in Arabic calligraphy visible in white. Passengers onboard with a window view will see the UAE flag colours painted on the wingtips facing the fuselage. The website URL "www.emirates.com" was dropped from the latest design. The word "Emirates" is now bolder and 32.5% larger than the previous second livery.[citation needed]

Services edit

 
First class private suites on an Emirates A380
 
Emirates' business class seat on Boeing 777
 
Emirates' old 10-abreast economy class cabin
 
The shower spa on an Emirates A380, available to first class passengers
 
Emirates' old business class cabin
 
The old on-board bar on one of Emirates' A380s

Cabin edit

First class

The two types of first class seating are the fully enclosed suite with a floor-to-ceiling door and a private suite with doors that close but do not extend to the ceiling. Both suites come complete with closing doors to ensure privacy, a minibar, a coat rack, and storage. They also feature the ICE system on a 23-inch-wide (58 cm) LCD screen in the private suites and a 32-inch-wide (81 cm) on the fully enclosed suite. The seat converts into a 2-metre-long (79 in) fully flat bed. Private suites are available on three-class and four-class Airbus A380-800 and three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.[106] The fully enclosed suites are available only on newly delivered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.[107]

On its newly delivered Airbus A380-800, first class features private suites,[108] two shower-equipped lavatories and spa,[109] and access to the first/business class bar area and lounge.[110] Premium class seating is located on the entire upper deck of A380-800 aircraft.

Emirates introduced a new first-class cabin for its Boeing 777-300ER fleet on 12 November 2017[111] and first flight to Brussels and Geneva on 1 December 2017. The new first-class cabin is configured with six suites on a 1-1-1 layout. Both of the middle suites are equipped with three virtual windows, which are high-definition LCD screens that relay real-time images using HD cameras on either side of the aircraft. Amenities include two minibars placed on either side of the entertainment screen, a 13-inch tablet with a front camera to communicate with the cabin crew and to order room service, and a panel to control the lighting and temperature inside the suite. Emirates has also introduced a new seat in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, which features a new zero-gravity position.[112][113] The suites are expected to resemble "a private bedroom on a luxury yacht".[114] Many consider this product the best First Class in the world.[115]

Business class

Business class on Boeing 777-200LRs and Boeing 777-300ERs feature seats with a 1.5-metre-long (60 in) pitch that reclines to 2-metre-long (79 in), angled lie-flat beds.[116] Amenities include massage function, privacy partition, winged headrest with six-way movement, two individual reading lights, and an overhead light per seat; in-seat power supply, USB ports, and an RCA socket for laptop connection; and over 600 channels of entertainment on ICE, shown on a 23 in-wide (58 cm) HD TV screen.[117]

On Airbus A380-800 aircraft, the seats recline to form a fully flat bed and are equipped with personal minibars. The unique staggered layout makes half of the business-class seats on Emirates A380 23 cm (9 in) shorter than the others, at only 1.8 m (70 in) long.[118] Business class passengers also have access to an on-board bar at the rear of the aircraft.[116]

Premium economy class

In December 2020, it was announced that Emirates' new Premium economy cabin would be equipped with Recaro PL3530 seats which were designed exclusively for the airline.[119]

The seats offer a pitch of up to 40 in (101 cm), a recline of 8 in (20 cm) and measure 19.5 in (49 cm) wide. All seats are equipped with a 13.3 in (33 cm) entertainment screen using the Emirates ICE system.[120]

Currently, twenty-two Airbus A380 aircraft in the Emirates fleet have the new premium economy class cabin. These seats are also set to be retrofitted on the airline's older Boeing 777-300ERs and Airbus A380s as part of a retrofit program which began at the end of 2022; by the end of the program, 67 Airbus A380s and 53 Boeing 777s will be fitted with premium economy.[121]

Economy class

Emirates economy class offers a 79–81-centimetre-long (31–32 in) seat pitch on Airbus aircraft and 86 cm (34 in) on Boeing aircraft, with standard seat width (except on the Boeing 777 fleet). Emirates has 10 seats per row on its Boeing 777 fleet. The seat features adjustable headrests, a 3000-channel ICE in-flight entertainment system, and in-seat laptop power outlets on newer aircraft and laptop recharging facilities in galleys in older aircraft. Additional recline is available on A380 economy-class seats.[122][123][124]

Catering edit

 
An appetizer served in business class on Emirates
 
An on-board meal served in economy class

Catering on Emirates flights from Dubai International is provided by Emirates Flight Catering, which operates one of the largest airline catering facilities in the world.[125] Emirates also offers special meal options, in all classes, based on age, dietary restrictions and preference, and religious observance. Special meals must be ordered in advance at least 24 hours before the flight departure time. All meals are prepared according to Halal dietary guidelines.[126] In June 2018, Emirates signed a $40 million joint venture with Oakland, California-based Crop One Holdings, to build and maintain the world's largest hydroponic growing facility. It will provide daily yields of roughly 3 tons of leafy greens per day to all flights, with a near 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) indoor, vertical farm.[127]

In-flight entertainment system edit

Emirates became one of the first airlines in the world to introduce a personal entertainment system on commercial aircraft in 1992, with Virgin Atlantic introducing a similar system throughout the cabins of its aircraft.[128] All three classes feature a personal in-flight entertainment (IFE) system in the Emirates aircraft. There are two types of entertainment systems on Emirates: ICE and ICE Digital Widescreen.

In 2012, Emirates introduced larger high-definition IFE screens in all classes. The new IFE is the first to be fully high definition, and in economy, the screens are the largest offered by any airline. The new IFE will only be installed on the Airbus A380 fleet and the newly delivered Boeing 777s.[129]

ICE edit

 
An Emirates economy class seat equipped with the ICE (information, communication, entertainment) in-flight entertainment system

ICE (information, communication, entertainment) is the in-flight entertainment system operated by Emirates.

Introduced in 2003, ICE is available on all new aircraft and now features 4,000 channels (on most flights) to all passengers.[130] ICE is found on the airline's Airbus A380-800, Boeing 777-200LR, and Boeing 777-300ER.[131]

In July 2007, Emirates introduced ICE Digital Widescreen, an updated version of ICE. It offered over 1200 channels of selected entertainment to all passengers. ICE Digital Widescreen is available on all Emirates aircraft.[132]

In 2015, Emirates upgraded its ICE system to the new eX3 system, which includes new upgrades that improved passenger experience, such as a handset with more controls, larger screens, new sockets, some 3,500 channels of movies, TV shows, music, and games, on demand and in multiple languages, new ICE features, such as a Voyager app, Bluetooth audio, and personal video playback. This is fitted on all B777 and A380 aircraft delivered after 2009.[citation needed]

According to Emirates, ICE has received more awards than any other airline in the world for inflight entertainment.[133]

Information

The system is based on the 3000i system from Panasonic Avionics Corporation. ICE provides passengers with a direct data link to BBC News. ICE is the first IFE system to be connected directly to automatic news updates. This is complemented by ICE's Airshow moving-map software from Rockwell Collins. Exterior cameras located on the aircraft can be viewed by any passenger, through the IFE system, during takeoff, cruise, and landing. Emirates was also one of the first airlines to introduce high-speed, in-flight internet service along with Singapore Airlines, by installing the Inmarsat's satellite system and became the second airline in the world to offer live international television broadcasts using the same system.[134]

Communication

ICE has a link to an in-flight email server, which allows passengers to access, send, or receive emails for US$1 per message.[135] ICE also supports a seat-to-seat chat service. In November 2006, the airline signed a deal with mobile communications firm AeroMobile to allow in-flight use of mobile phones to call or text people on the ground. The service was first introduced in March 2008.[136]

Entertainment

The ICE system includes movies, music, and video games. ICE offers over 600 on-demand movie titles, over 2000 video on demand and prerecorded television channels, over 1000 hours of music, and over 100 video-game titles. ICE can be accessed in more than 40 languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Korean, Tamil, Thai, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, and Japanese.[137] Since 2003, all entertainment options are available on demand to all classes with options to pause, forward, and rewind them.

Emirates began to offer docking capability for Apple Inc.'s iPod portable music and video player in mid-2007. This allows the device's battery to be charged and integrates with Emirates' in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The IFE system can play music, television shows, or movies stored on the iPod, and function as a control system. This feature was removed from Emirates aircraft starting in the late 2010s due to the iPod being discontinued.[138]

Business model edit

 
Emirates aircraft parked at Dubai International Airport
Main article: Emirates business model

The established network carriers in Europe and Australia, such as Air France-KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa, and Qantas, see Emirates' strategic decision to reposition itself as a global carrier as a major threat because it enables travelers to bypass traditional airline hubs such as London-Heathrow, Paris-CDG, and Frankfurt on their way between Europe/North America and Asia/Australia by changing flights in Dubai instead. These carriers also find it difficult to deal with the growing competitive threat Emirates poses to their business because of their much higher cost base.[139][140]

Some of these carriers, notably Air France and Qantas, have accused Emirates of receiving hidden state subsidies and maintaining too close of a relationship with Dubai's airport authority and its aviation authority, both of which are also wholly state-owned entities that share the same government owner with the airline. Qantas' chairman claimed that Emirates can reduce its borrowing costs below market rates by taking advantage of its government shareholders' sovereign borrower status.[22] Emirates' president disagrees and has also referred to United States airlines bankruptcy protection as being a tangible form of state assistance. The airline makes regular profits.[141] In 2016, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines made similar claims, as well as stating that Emirates violates Open Skies, but these conflicts were resolved in May 2018.[citation needed]

In May 2010, Emirates executives denied claims that the carrier does not pay taxes and receives substantial financial assistance from the Dubai government. They claimed that the airline received $80m in cash in the 25 years since the airline was established and this was substantially lower than what other national carriers had received. Maurice Flanagan also claimed that Emirates incurred social costs of around $600m in 2009 and this included municipal taxes to the city of Dubai. The airline also paid a dividend of AED956m ($260m) in 2010, compared to AED2.9bn ($793m) in 2009, and each year the Government has received at least $100m in dividends.[142]

Emirates also faces competition from other Middle Eastern airlines, mainly Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi–based Etihad Airways.[143]

On 15 June 2021, Emirates announced a loss of $5.5 billion over the year 2020-21 as revenue fell by more than 66% because of global travel restrictions sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. In more than three decades, this marks the first time that the Dubai-based airline's parent group has not churned out a profit.[citation needed]

Accidents and incidents edit

Emirates has experienced several aircraft incidents (none with passenger or crew fatalities).

  • On 9 April 2004, Emirates Flight 789, an Airbus A340-300 operating from Johannesburg to Dubai, sustained serious damage during takeoff when it overran runway 03L, striking runway 21R approach lights, causing four tires to burst, which threw debris into various parts of the aircraft, ultimately damaging the flap drive mechanism. This rendered the flaps immovable in the takeoff position. The aircraft returned for an emergency landing during which the normal braking system failed as a result of the damage. The aircraft was brought to a stop only 250 m (820 ft) from the end of the 3,400-metre (11,200 ft) runway using reverse thrust and the alternative braking system.[144][145] In their report, South African investigators found that the captain had used a wrong take-off technique, and criticized Emirates training and rostering practices.[146]
  • On 20 March 2009, Emirates Flight 407, an Airbus A340-500 registered A6-ERG en route from Melbourne to Dubai, failed to take off properly at Melbourne Airport, hitting several structures at the end of the runway before eventually climbing enough to return to the airport for a safe landing. There were no injuries, but the incident was severe enough to be classified as an accident by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.[147]
  • On 30 Dec 2015, Emirates Flight 216, an Airbus A380-800 registered A6-EOH departed from Los Angeles International Airport but during its climb, the landing gear was unable to retract. The pilots abandoned climbing to 10,000 ft and made an emergency landing back at Los Angeles International Airport after fuel dumping.[148]
  • On 3 August 2016, Emirates Flight 521, a Boeing 777-300 registered A6-EMW arriving from Trivandrum International Airport, crash-landed and caught fire at Dubai International Airport at 12:44 pm local time. All 282 passengers and 18 crew on board survived the impact with some having minor injuries.[149][150] However, an airport firefighter died fighting the blaze. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire.[151] Flight 521 is currently the first and only hull loss in the history of Emirates.
  • On 14 March 2018, an Emirates flight attendant opened a door onboard an Emirates Airlines plane and committed suicide by jumping. The plane was due to fly to Dubai. She was a 47 year-old Bulgarian citizen.[152][153]
  • On 14 April 2020, an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER registered A6-EBR was struck by a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (G-XWBA) on the ground while the A350 was pushing back from the gate for departure. No casualties were reported, however the horizontal stabilizer on both aircraft were damaged as a result of the collision.[citation needed]
  • On 20 December 2021, Emirates Flight 231, a Boeing 777-300ER registered as A6-EQI departed Dubai International Airport towards Washington Dulles. The aircraft nearly overran the runway during takeoff, flying at only 75 ft (23 m) over houses located near the airport.[citation needed][154][155] The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries.[156] The incident remains under investigation.[157][158]
  • On 19 December 2022, an Emirates Airbus A380-800 registered A6-EUN operating flight EK-22 from Manchester to Dubai, was cancelled after the slide raft to the UL1 door was inflated with the jet bridge attached. The affected aircraft departed Manchester without passengers as EK2503 just after midnight on December 20.[citation needed]
  • On 4 December 2023, an Emirates Airbus A380-800 registered A6-EEV operating flight EK421 struck severe turbulence over the Persian Gulf en-route from Perth to Dubai. 14 people sustained injuries.[159]

Controversy edit

Emirates has received criticism for their treatment of staff, which Emirates has disputed.[160]

Emirates has been sued twice in 2023 for deceptive advertising, once by a New Zealand male passenger and again two months later by a British energy trader.[161][162] The New Zealand case was awarded in favor of the passenger, and the British case is ongoing.[163][162][161]

See also edit

Notes edit

  • A Emirates moved its operations to its dedicated Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport on 14 October 2008.
  • B The number of destinations does not include cargo-only destinations.
  • C The Emirates Group does not publish figures separately for Emirates SkyCargo or Emirates, both companies' financial results are aggregated.
  1. ^ "Profit attributable to the Owner"
  2. ^ "seat factor"

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Further reading edit

  • "Emirates – 25 Years of Excellence: Building a global network". Airliner World. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing: 28–37. October 2010. ISSN 1465-6337. (Airliner World online)

External links edit

 
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emirates, airline, confused, with, london, cable, formerly, called, emirates, line, emirates, arabic, ران, الإمارات, Ṭayarān, imārāt, flag, carriers, united, arab, emirates, other, being, etihad, airways, based, garhoud, dubai, airline, subsidiary, emirates, g. Not to be confused with the London cable car formerly called the Emirates Air Line Emirates Arabic ط ي ران الإمارات DMG Ṭayaran Al Imarat is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates the other being Etihad Airways Based in Garhoud Dubai the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group which is owned by the government of Dubai s Investment Corporation of Dubai 4 It is the largest airline in the Middle East 5 operating over 3 600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport It operates to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across six continents on its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft 6 Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo 7 EmiratesIATA ICAO CallsignEK UAE EMIRATESFounded25 March 1985 38 years ago 1985 03 25 Commenced operations25 October 1985 38 years ago 1985 10 25 HubsDubai International AirportFrequent flyer programEmirates SkywardsSubsidiariesArabian AdventuresCongress Solutions InternationalEmirates HolidaysEmirates ToursFleet size260 1 Destinations144 2 Parent companyThe Emirates GroupHeadquartersGarhoud Dubai United Arab EmiratesKey peopleTim Clark President FounderAhmed bin Saeed Al MaktoumRevenueUS 32 6 billion March 2023 3 Net incomeUS 3 2 billion March 2023 3 Employees102 000 31 August 2023 3 Websitewww wbr emirates wbr comEmirates is the world s fourth largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger kilometers flown 8 It is also the second largest in terms of freight tonne kilometers flown During the mid 1980s Gulf Air began to cut back its services to Dubai As a result Emirates was founded on 15 March 1985 with backing from Dubai s royal family and its first two aircraft provided by Pakistan International Airlines With 10 million in start up capital it was required to operate independently of government subsidies Pakistan International Airlines also provided free training facilities to Emirates cabin crew at Karachi Airport citation needed The airline was founded by Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum the airline s present chairman In the years following its founding the airline rapidly expanded both its fleet and its destinations In October 2008 Emirates moved all of its operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3 9 Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide body aircraft and is one of the few airlines to operate an all wide body aircraft fleet excluding Emirates Executive 10 As of December 2023 update Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator with 123 aircraft in service 11 12 Since its introduction the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of the Emirates fleet especially on long haul high density routes Emirates is also the world s largest Boeing 777 operator with 133 aircraft in service 13 Contents 1 History 2 Corporate management 2 1 Structure and employment 2 2 Environmental record 2 3 Fleet efficiency 2 4 Financial and operational performance 3 Branding 4 Sponsorship 4 1 Infrastructure 4 2 Cricket 4 3 Football 4 4 Rugby league 4 5 Rugby union 4 6 Basketball 4 7 Other sports 4 8 Spokesperson 4 9 Expo 2020 5 Destinations 5 1 Alliance 5 2 Codeshare agreements 6 Divisions 6 1 Emirates SkyCargo 6 2 Emirates Executive 7 Fleet 8 Livery 8 1 First livery 1985 1999 8 2 Second livery 1999 2023 8 3 Current livery 2023 present 9 Services 9 1 Cabin 9 2 Catering 9 3 In flight entertainment system 9 3 1 ICE 10 Business model 11 Accidents and incidents 12 Controversy 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 15 1 Bibliography 16 Further reading 17 External linksHistory editMain article History of Emirates airline Emirates was founded in March 1985 with backing from Dubai s ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum The airline s first flight was from Dubai to Karachi Pakistan on October 25 1985 Pakistan International Airlines played a large role in establishing the airline in its early years providing technical and administrative assistance as well as providing a new Boeing 737 300 and an Airbus A300B4 200 14 During its early years Emirates experienced strong growth averaging 30 annually The Gulf War helped boost business for the airline as it was the only airline to continue flying in the last ten days of the war In 2000 the airline placed an order for a large number of aircraft including the Boeing 777 300 and the Airbus A380 and also launched its frequent flyer program Skywards 14 Since then the airline has continued to expand its fleet and network with a focus on operating flights to anywhere in the world via Dubai and competing with other major airlines on international routes Its growth has attracted criticism from other carriers who claim that the airline has unfair advantages and have called for an end to open skies policies with the UAE as a result 15 16 In 2017 Emirates renewed its aircraft buying spree and agreed to buy a number of Boeing s 787 Dreamliners for 15 1 billion The Wall Street Journal described the deal as a painful loss for Airbus 17 In 2023 Emirates ordered 50 billion of Boeing jets with their sister airline flyDubai at the Dubai Airshow 18 Emirates ordered 90 aircraft including both versions of the new long haul jet 18 Corporate management edit nbsp Emirates flight attendantsThe airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group which is a subsidiary of the Dubai government s investment company Investment Corporation of Dubai 19 20 21 The airline has recorded a profit every year except its second year and the growth has never fallen below 20 a year In its first 11 years it doubled in size every 3 5 years and has every four years since 22 In 2015 Emirates paid dividends worth AED2 6 billion US 708 million compared to AED1 billion US 272 million in 2014 23 The government has received AED14 6 billion from Emirates since dividends started being paid in 1999 for having provided an initial start up capital of US 10 million and an additional investment of about US 80 million at the time of the airline s inception 24 The Dubai government is the sole owner of the company but it does not put any new money into it nor does it interfere with running the airline 22 Structure and employment edit Main article Emirates subsidiaries Emirates has diversified into related industries and sectors including airport services engineering catering and tour operator operations Emirates has seven subsidiaries and its parent company has more than 50 25 26 At the end of the fiscal year on 31 March 2020 the company employed a total of 59 519 staff of which 21 789 were cabin crew 4 313 were flight deck crew 3 316 were in engineering 12 627 were listed as other 5 376 employees were at overseas stations and 12 098 were at subsidiary companies 3 72 The Emirates Group employed a total of 105 730 employees 3 184 Emirates provides its employees with benefits such as comprehensive health plans and paid maternity and sick leave Another strategy employed by Emirates is to use profit sharing and merit pay as part of its competency based approach to performance management 27 Environmental record edit The airline claims to have lower emissions than other airlines because its fleet has an average fuel burn of fewer than 4 litres for every 100 passenger kilometers 28 In 2023 the airline announced it would invest 200 million over three years to find research and development regarding the reduction of fossil fuels in commercial aviation including investing in the development of fuel and energy alternatives and solutions 29 Fleet efficiency edit Emirates has stated that its versions of the A380 800 will offer fuel economy of 3 1 litres per 100 passenger kilometers 30 The company uses a program called Flextracks The technology is used to plan and optimize route efficiency and load factor Passenger load factors were 81 2 in the 6 months to September 2010 31 Emirates has invested in a program called tailored arrivals This allows air traffic control to uplink to aircraft en route It first determines the speed and flight profile from the air onto the runway this allows the crew to accept and fly a continuous descent profile saving fuel and emissions 32 Financial and operational performance edit In the financial year 2019 20 Emirates generated revenues of around AED 92 0 billion 25 1 billion which represented a decrease of around 6 over the previous year s revenues of AED 97 9 billion Passenger numbers also decreased from 58 6 million to 56 2 million over the same period representing a decrease of around 4 Passenger seat factor increased by 1 7 to 78 5 3 Cargo carried in 2019 20 also declined by 10 to 2 4 million tonnes 2018 19 2 7 million tonnes The airline s profits for the 2019 20 fiscal year rose by 21 to AED 1 1 billion 251 million on the back of the lower oil prices and strong US dollar although the 45 day runway closure at Dubai International and the COVID 19 pandemic negatively affected results 3 9 Its parent company saw profits down 28 to 0 5 billion for the year to 31 March 3 As of March 2020 Emirates is using fuel price hedging Fuel was 29 1 of total costs and employee related costs were 13 4 of total costs 3 66 83 The airline was the third largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried 33 19 and the largest 33 20 in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger kilometers flown It is also the second largest in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers flown first in scheduled international freight tonne kilometers flown 33 22 Emirates financial success has been attributed to rapid growth in demand for air travel in the Middle East Africa and Asia the airline s investment in state of the art aircraft and the availability of airport capacity that can be used 24 hours a day 34 As stated by Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum passenger levels dropped by 70 in 2020 The airlines furloughed almost a quarter of its employees after witnessing losses amidst the pandemic 35 The key trends for Emirates are as of the financial year ending 31 March 36 Turnover AED b Net profit a AED b Passengersflown m Passenger loadfactor b Cargo carried 000 tonnes Numberof A380 Sources1998 4 0 0 26 3 6 70 0 200 1999 4 4 0 31 4 2 74 5 214 2000 5 1 0 30 4 7 71 9 269 2001 6 3 0 42 5 7 75 1 335 2002 7 1 0 46 6 7 74 3 401 2003 9 5 0 90 8 5 76 6 525 2004 13 1 1 5 10 4 73 4 660 2005 17 9 2 4 12 5 74 6 838 2006 22 6 2 4 14 4 75 9 1 019 2007 29 1 3 0 17 5 76 2 1 156 2008 38 8 5 0 21 2 79 8 1 282 2009 43 2 0 68 22 7 75 8 1 408 42010 43 4 3 5 27 4 78 1 1 580 82011 54 2 5 3 31 4 80 0 1 767 152012 62 2 1 5 33 9 80 0 1 796 212013 73 1 2 2 39 3 79 7 2 086 312014 82 6 3 2 44 5 79 4 2 250 472015 88 8 4 5 49 2 79 6 2 377 592016 85 0 7 1 51 8 76 5 2 509 752017 85 0 1 2 56 0 75 1 2 577 942018 92 3 2 7 58 4 77 5 2 623 102 37 2019 97 9 0 87 58 6 76 8 2 659 109 38 2020 91 9 1 0 56 1 78 5 2 389 115 39 2021 30 9 20 2 6 5 44 3 1 873 113 40 2022 59 1 3 9 19 5 58 6 2 139 118 41 2023 107 10 5 43 6 79 5 1 849 116 42 Branding edit nbsp Emirates logo in Arabic painted on one of its Airbus A380 800s engines nbsp An Emirates Boeing 777 300ER painted in the Expo 2020 orange livery at Sydney AirportIn the 1990s Emirates launched its first set of commercials all with the slogan So be good to yourself Fly Emirates In 1999 it launched a very rare A330 200 commercial with different pictures showing the aircraft painted in the original livery and the livery used from 1999 until 2023 which was launched a few months prior Commercials reappeared beginning in 2002 and the airline adopted the slogan Fly Emirates Keep Discovering in 2004 In the 2010s Emirates utilised multiple slogans in its advertising including Fly Emirates Keep Discovering Fly Emirates To over Six Continents and Hello Tomorrow 43 Emirates currently uses the slogan Fly Better Emirates introduced a new uniform design in August 2008 for its 16 000 staff designed by Simon Jersey The offboard uniform includes the Emirates hat red kick pleats in the skirts more fitted blouses and the return of red leather shoes and handbags For the onboard uniform male and female cabin crew wear service waistcoats in place of the previously worn service jackets and tabards The male flight attendants wear a chocolate brown suit featuring pinstripes with a cream shirt and caramel honey and red tie Both male and female pursers wear this chocolate brown color but with no red featured 44 Since its formation in 1985 Emirates aircraft have carried a section of the United Arab Emirates flag on the tail fins a calligraphy version of the logo in Arabic on the engines and the Emirates logo on the fuselage both in Arabic and English The colour scheme used since 1985 was changed in November 1999 This change including the modification of logotype the enlargement and movement of the English logo the Arabic remaining smaller towards the front of the aircraft and a different flowing flag on the tailfin 45 In 2022 Emirates launched two commercials featuring a flight attendant standing on the spire of the Burj Khalifa The first commercial was about the UAE moving to the UK s Amber list in the wake of the COVID 19 travel restrictions The second commercial was to promote the Expo 2020 event with an Airbus A380 painted in a special livery circling the woman The woman in the videos was actually a qualified stuntwoman dressed as an Emirates flight attendant 46 Sponsorship editInfrastructure edit nbsp Emirates Air Line cable cars in LondonFrom 2011 until 2022 Emirates sponsored the Emirates Air Line cable car over the River Thames in East London 47 Since 2015 Emirates has sponsored the England based Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on the south coast 48 The airline had 3 5 million worth of plans to paint the landmark red but after discussion with the residents of Portsmouth and Southsea Emirates agreed the tower was to be coloured blue and gold with red lettering of the Emirates sponsor 49 for the reason that Portsmouth F C the local football team is coloured blue and rival football team Southampton F C is coloured red It is now named Emirates Spinnaker Tower Cricket edit nbsp An Emirates A380 in a special livery for the 2019 Cricket World CupEmirates sponsors Cricket Australia 50 Lord s Taverners 51 and Pro Arch Tournament 52 Its branding also features on international cricket umpires shirts 53 Emirates was also an official partner of the International Cricket Council The deal gives Emirates association with all major ICC tournaments including the 2011 2015 and 2019 ICC Cricket World Cups ICC Champions Trophy and ICC World Twenty20 54 Emirates is the Twenty20 shirt sponsor of Durham County Cricket Club and holds the naming rights to the Riverside Ground now known as Emirates Riverside as well as the naming rights to the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground and is the shirt sponsor of Lancashire County Cricket Club Emirates was also the major sponsor of the Kings XI Punjab seasons two four and Deccan Chargers season five the teams of the Indian Premier League the largest domestic cricket tournament in the world Football edit nbsp The Emirates Stadium in London home ground of Arsenal F C Emirates was a sponsor of FIFA and the FIFA World Cup but stopped its sponsorship in early 2015 because of allegations of corruption and bribery within FIFA as well as FIFA s controversial decision to award the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar citation needed Since the 2006 07 season it has been the primary shirt sponsor of Arsenal 2006 to 2028 55 AC Milan since the 2010 11 season Real Madrid since the 2013 14 season Benfica since the 2015 16 season 56 Olympique Lyonnais since the 2020 21 season 57 and Etoile du Sahel since the 2023 24 season 58 It is also the primary shirt sponsor of the New York Cosmos Emirates is also the title sponsor of the FA Cup Emirates Cup and Arsenal s Emirates Stadium It was the primary shirt sponsor of Chelsea from August 2001 until May 2005 59 Paris Saint Germain until May 2019 and Hamburger SV until June 2020 In August 2009 the Scottish Junior Football Association announced that Emirates would sponsor its Scottish Cup competition 60 Emirates is the sponsor of Asian Football Confederation travel and play in AFC Champions League and AFF Suzuki Cup nbsp Arsenal nbsp Arsenal WFC nbsp Lyon nbsp AC Milan nbsp AC Milan WFC nbsp Real Madrid nbsp Real Madrid B nbsp Real Madrid W nbsp Benfica nbsp Benfica B nbsp Benfica under 19 nbsp Etoile du SahelRugby league edit Since 2014 Emirates has been the sponsor of the Super League Rugby League team the Warrington Wolves It is a multi year sponsorship and the cost has been touted as around 5m citation needed Rugby union edit Since 2015 Emirates has been also the sponsor of the Super Rugby South African team the Lions as well as having the naming rights of the team and Ellis Park rugby stadium It is also the main sponsor of USA Rugby Emirates is the sponsor of the World Rugby panel of international referees Basketball edit On February 8 2024 Emirates signed a multi year partnership with the National Basketball Association NBA to become the official airline of the league this deal also includes getting the naming rights for the NBA Cup becoming the Emirates NBA Cup starting in the 2024 season This deal also will see a Emirates patch come onto NBA referee jerseys 61 Other sports edit In horse racing Emirates sponsors the Dubai International Racing Carnival It sponsored the Australian Turf Club s Autumn and Spring Carnival until 2011 and the Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2003 until 2017 62 63 Emirates is also a regular sponsor of the equestrian sport showjumping notably at events in Dubai with the CSI5 Emirates Airline Dubai Grand Prix and with the Longines Masters series which currently runs CSI5 competitions in Hong Kong Paris and New York formerly held in Los Angeles Emirates is one of the main sponsors of the Australian and the French Opens at the start of the 2021 season after returning from the first signed the contract in 2016 Emirates is the major sponsor of the Emirates Team New Zealand winners of the 35th America s Cup in sailing Emirates was a sponsor of the British Formula One F1 team McLaren in the 2006 season It was also the official airline sponsor of Formula One from the 2013 season until the 2022 season It was outbid by rival Qatar Airways for the 2023 season 64 Since the 2012 season Emirates has sponsored the US Open Series a six week summer tennis season leading up to the US Open Its sponsorship was to run until 2019 65 Emirates also sponsors Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League and FC Dallas in Major League Soccer Since the 2016 season Emirates is the official airline of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball Since 2017 Emirates has been the sponsor of the UAE Team Emirates former Team Lampre Merida which is a UCI World Tour Cycling Team Being World Tour the team obtains automatic entry to the Tour de France Giro d Italia and Vuelta a Espana as well as all the major one day races Spokesperson edit In 2015 Jennifer Aniston starred in two commercials for the airline 66 67 Since 2023 Penelope Cruz has been the brand ambassador for Emirates 68 Expo 2020 edit Emirates became one of the official premier partners of the Expo 2020 event hosted by Dubai To commemorate the event Emirates unveiled a special livery in three colours orange green and blue to represent the three themes of the event namely Opportunity Sustainability and Mobility respectively One of its A380s was painted in a blue nose to tail livery that said Join The Making of a New World The sponsorship lasted from October 1 2021 till the event s closure on 31 March 2022 Destinations editMain article List of Emirates destinations nbsp An Emirates Boeing 777 200LR taking off from Los Angeles LAX one of the airline s longest nonstop flights nbsp An Emirates Airbus A380 in current livery approaching Perth Airport 2024 In May 2015 Emirates operated over 3 000 flights every week across its network of over 150 destinations in over 70 countries across six continents from its hub in Dubai 69 Prior to suspensions due to the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020 Emirates global network spanned 157 destinations in 83 countries 3 Alliance edit Emirates has partnerships with other airlines but is not a member of any of the three global airline alliances Oneworld SkyTeam or Star Alliance In 2000 the airline briefly considered joining Star Alliance but opted to remain independent 70 The reasoning for this was later revealed by the senior vice president of the airline s commercial operations worldwide that Your ability to react in the marketplace is hindered because you need a consensus from your alliance partners 71 Codeshare agreements edit Emirates codeshares with the following airlines 72 Air Canada 73 Air Malta Air Mauritius airBaltic 74 Airlink Azul Brazilian Airlines 75 Bangkok Airways Batik Air 76 Batik Air Malaysia 77 China Southern Airlines 78 Copa Airlines flydubai 79 Garuda Indonesia 80 Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Gulf Air Japan Airlines Jetstar Jetstar Asia Airways Korean Air LATAM Brasil Malaysia Airlines Qantas Royal Air Maroc 81 S7 Airlines 82 SNCF railway SpiceJet 83 84 TAP Air Portugal Thai Airways Trenitalia railway 85 Tunisair Uganda Airlines United Airlines citation needed WestJetDivisions editEmirates SkyCargo edit nbsp An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F arriving at Heathrow AirportEmirates SkyCargo is the cargo division of Emirates It began operations in October 1985 the same year Emirates was formed and launched its own aircraft services in 2001 with a Boeing 747 Freighter It serves 10 exclusive cargo destinations besides others in common with the Emirates passenger network 86 As of June 2019 it operated 11 Boeing 777 Freighters 87 During the 2020 pandemic SkyCargo also began to operate 777 300ER and A380 passenger aircraft as preighters to expand their total cargo capacity 88 Emirates Executive edit Emirates Executive was launched in 2013 for corporate and private charters It operates a single Airbus ACJ319 business jet 89 accommodating 19 people 90 It features a mix of private suites and seating a lounge a dining area and bathrooms with full height showers 91 Fleet editMain article Emirates fleet As of July 2023 Emirates operates a fleet of 249 passenger aircraft and 11 cargo aircraft operated by Emirates SkyCargo 3 Emirates operates the largest fleet of both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft in the world 92 with one A319 as an executive jet this is painted in a plain white livery 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 93 and was expected to become the launch operator for the 777X in mid 2020 94 In November 2017 it signed a commitment for 40 787 10s 95 but by early 2019 it was considering cancelling this order because engine margins were insufficient for the hot Dubai weather in favour of the Airbus A350 96 In February 2019 Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 40 A330 900s and 30 A350 900s while reducing its total A380 order to eight 97 with the last one to be delivered in 2022 98 after which Airbus planned to cease production of the A380 Emirates received the final A380 registration A6 EVS built by Airbus on December 16 2021 It was the 123rd A380 to join the fleet The delivery officially marked the end of the Airbus A380 production 14 years after the first delivery to Singapore Airlines in 2007 99 In November 2019 Emirates announced an order of 50 A350 900s worth US 16 billion that superseded the February memorandum of understanding 100 Also in November 2019 Emirates placed an order for 30 Boeing 787 9 Dreamliners for a value of US 8 8 billion while reducing its order of 777Xs from 150 to 126 101 In December Emirates further reduced 777X orders from 126 to 115 citation needed Being the largest operator of the A380 Emirates maintains its fleet via the MRO subsidiary of Safran OEMServices 102 On November 13 2023 at the Dubai Airshow Emirates finalized an order of 90 777X aircraft US 52 Billion including 50 Boeing 777 9 aircraft and 35 Boeing 777 8 aircraft This brings the total Boeing 777X backlog to 205 aircraft Alongside another 5 Boeing 787 Dreamliners were ordered growing Emirates 787 backlog to 35 while converting 30 787 9s to 20 787 8 and 10 787 10 aircraft 103 On November 16 2023 also at the Dubai airshow Emirates ordered an additional 15 Airbus A350 900s worth US 6 billion bringing the total of A350 900s ordered by Emirates to 65 104 Livery editFirst livery 1985 1999 edit nbsp A now retired Emirates Airbus A300 600R painted in the airline s first liveryThe first livery of Emirates created by Negus amp Negus was similar to the second livery except that the company name Emirates was written in a different font it was relatively smaller located on the top of the windows and it was followed by the company name in Arabic All aircraft wearing the 1st generation livery were either repainted or retired This livery was retired by 2005 as the last aircraft with the first generation livery an Airbus A310 300 was repainted to the second generation livery Second livery 1999 2023 edit nbsp An Emirates Boeing 777 300ER painted in the airline s second liveryThe second Emirates livery which featured a UAE flag on the vertical stabiliser and a white fuselage with the golden word Emirates painted on the upper fuselage was introduced in November 1999 on the Boeing 777 300 and on all Airbus A330 A340 aircraft that were delivered from November 1999 The livery rolled out shortly after in 2000 on the rest of the Emirates fleet and Emirates repainted all aircraft to this livery by 2005 The second Emirates livery also kept the Arabic company name but the font size was smaller than the one from the first Emirates livery The Emirates logo in Arabic is painted gold on all engines The livery was updated in 2005 which the red word Emirates was introduced painted on the belly of the fuselage Current livery 2023 present edit On 16 March 2023 Emirates revealed their new livery 105 Tim Clark President of Emirates said Aircraft livery is the most instantly recognisable brand real estate for any airline It s a visual representation of our unique identity something we wear proudly and display in all the cities we fly to around the world We re refreshing our livery to keep it modern without losing the key elements of our identity such as the UAE flag on our tailfin and the Arabic calligraphy In the latest livery the UAE flag on the Emirates tailfin is more dynamic and flowing with a 3D effect artwork and the wingtips have been painted red with the Emirates logo in Arabic calligraphy visible in white Passengers onboard with a window view will see the UAE flag colours painted on the wingtips facing the fuselage The website URL www emirates com was dropped from the latest design The word Emirates is now bolder and 32 5 larger than the previous second livery citation needed Services edit nbsp First class private suites on an Emirates A380 nbsp Emirates business class seat on Boeing 777 nbsp Emirates old 10 abreast economy class cabin nbsp The shower spa on an Emirates A380 available to first class passengers nbsp Emirates old business class cabin nbsp The old on board bar on one of Emirates A380sCabin edit First classThe two types of first class seating are the fully enclosed suite with a floor to ceiling door and a private suite with doors that close but do not extend to the ceiling Both suites come complete with closing doors to ensure privacy a minibar a coat rack and storage They also feature the ICE system on a 23 inch wide 58 cm LCD screen in the private suites and a 32 inch wide 81 cm on the fully enclosed suite The seat converts into a 2 metre long 79 in fully flat bed Private suites are available on three class and four class Airbus A380 800 and three class Boeing 777 300ER aircraft 106 The fully enclosed suites are available only on newly delivered Boeing 777 300ER aircraft 107 On its newly delivered Airbus A380 800 first class features private suites 108 two shower equipped lavatories and spa 109 and access to the first business class bar area and lounge 110 Premium class seating is located on the entire upper deck of A380 800 aircraft Emirates introduced a new first class cabin for its Boeing 777 300ER fleet on 12 November 2017 111 and first flight to Brussels and Geneva on 1 December 2017 The new first class cabin is configured with six suites on a 1 1 1 layout Both of the middle suites are equipped with three virtual windows which are high definition LCD screens that relay real time images using HD cameras on either side of the aircraft Amenities include two minibars placed on either side of the entertainment screen a 13 inch tablet with a front camera to communicate with the cabin crew and to order room service and a panel to control the lighting and temperature inside the suite Emirates has also introduced a new seat in collaboration with Mercedes Benz which features a new zero gravity position 112 113 The suites are expected to resemble a private bedroom on a luxury yacht 114 Many consider this product the best First Class in the world 115 Business classBusiness class on Boeing 777 200LRs and Boeing 777 300ERs feature seats with a 1 5 metre long 60 in pitch that reclines to 2 metre long 79 in angled lie flat beds 116 Amenities include massage function privacy partition winged headrest with six way movement two individual reading lights and an overhead light per seat in seat power supply USB ports and an RCA socket for laptop connection and over 600 channels of entertainment on ICE shown on a 23 in wide 58 cm HD TV screen 117 On Airbus A380 800 aircraft the seats recline to form a fully flat bed and are equipped with personal minibars The unique staggered layout makes half of the business class seats on Emirates A380 23 cm 9 in shorter than the others at only 1 8 m 70 in long 118 Business class passengers also have access to an on board bar at the rear of the aircraft 116 Premium economy classIn December 2020 it was announced that Emirates new Premium economy cabin would be equipped with Recaro PL3530 seats which were designed exclusively for the airline 119 The seats offer a pitch of up to 40 in 101 cm a recline of 8 in 20 cm and measure 19 5 in 49 cm wide All seats are equipped with a 13 3 in 33 cm entertainment screen using the Emirates ICE system 120 Currently twenty two Airbus A380 aircraft in the Emirates fleet have the new premium economy class cabin These seats are also set to be retrofitted on the airline s older Boeing 777 300ERs and Airbus A380s as part of a retrofit program which began at the end of 2022 by the end of the program 67 Airbus A380s and 53 Boeing 777s will be fitted with premium economy 121 Economy classEmirates economy class offers a 79 81 centimetre long 31 32 in seat pitch on Airbus aircraft and 86 cm 34 in on Boeing aircraft with standard seat width except on the Boeing 777 fleet Emirates has 10 seats per row on its Boeing 777 fleet The seat features adjustable headrests a 3000 channel ICE in flight entertainment system and in seat laptop power outlets on newer aircraft and laptop recharging facilities in galleys in older aircraft Additional recline is available on A380 economy class seats 122 123 124 Catering edit nbsp An appetizer served in business class on Emirates nbsp An on board meal served in economy classCatering on Emirates flights from Dubai International is provided by Emirates Flight Catering which operates one of the largest airline catering facilities in the world 125 Emirates also offers special meal options in all classes based on age dietary restrictions and preference and religious observance Special meals must be ordered in advance at least 24 hours before the flight departure time All meals are prepared according to Halal dietary guidelines 126 In June 2018 Emirates signed a 40 million joint venture with Oakland California based Crop One Holdings to build and maintain the world s largest hydroponic growing facility It will provide daily yields of roughly 3 tons of leafy greens per day to all flights with a near 150 000 square foot 14 000 m2 indoor vertical farm 127 In flight entertainment system edit Emirates became one of the first airlines in the world to introduce a personal entertainment system on commercial aircraft in 1992 with Virgin Atlantic introducing a similar system throughout the cabins of its aircraft 128 All three classes feature a personal in flight entertainment IFE system in the Emirates aircraft There are two types of entertainment systems on Emirates ICE and ICE Digital Widescreen In 2012 Emirates introduced larger high definition IFE screens in all classes The new IFE is the first to be fully high definition and in economy the screens are the largest offered by any airline The new IFE will only be installed on the Airbus A380 fleet and the newly delivered Boeing 777s 129 ICE edit nbsp An Emirates economy class seat equipped with the ICE information communication entertainment in flight entertainment systemICE information communication entertainment is the in flight entertainment system operated by Emirates Introduced in 2003 ICE is available on all new aircraft and now features 4 000 channels on most flights to all passengers 130 ICE is found on the airline s Airbus A380 800 Boeing 777 200LR and Boeing 777 300ER 131 In July 2007 Emirates introduced ICE Digital Widescreen an updated version of ICE It offered over 1200 channels of selected entertainment to all passengers ICE Digital Widescreen is available on all Emirates aircraft 132 In 2015 Emirates upgraded its ICE system to the new eX3 system which includes new upgrades that improved passenger experience such as a handset with more controls larger screens new sockets some 3 500 channels of movies TV shows music and games on demand and in multiple languages new ICE features such as a Voyager app Bluetooth audio and personal video playback This is fitted on all B777 and A380 aircraft delivered after 2009 citation needed According to Emirates ICE has received more awards than any other airline in the world for inflight entertainment 133 InformationThe system is based on the 3000i system from Panasonic Avionics Corporation ICE provides passengers with a direct data link to BBC News ICE is the first IFE system to be connected directly to automatic news updates This is complemented by ICE s Airshow moving map software from Rockwell Collins Exterior cameras located on the aircraft can be viewed by any passenger through the IFE system during takeoff cruise and landing Emirates was also one of the first airlines to introduce high speed in flight internet service along with Singapore Airlines by installing the Inmarsat s satellite system and became the second airline in the world to offer live international television broadcasts using the same system 134 CommunicationICE has a link to an in flight email server which allows passengers to access send or receive emails for US 1 per message 135 ICE also supports a seat to seat chat service In November 2006 the airline signed a deal with mobile communications firm AeroMobile to allow in flight use of mobile phones to call or text people on the ground The service was first introduced in March 2008 136 EntertainmentThe ICE system includes movies music and video games ICE offers over 600 on demand movie titles over 2000 video on demand and prerecorded television channels over 1000 hours of music and over 100 video game titles ICE can be accessed in more than 40 languages including English French German Russian Spanish Arabic Chinese Hindi Urdu Persian Korean Tamil Thai Dutch Swedish Italian and Japanese 137 Since 2003 all entertainment options are available on demand to all classes with options to pause forward and rewind them Emirates began to offer docking capability for Apple Inc s iPod portable music and video player in mid 2007 This allows the device s battery to be charged and integrates with Emirates in flight entertainment IFE system The IFE system can play music television shows or movies stored on the iPod and function as a control system This feature was removed from Emirates aircraft starting in the late 2010s due to the iPod being discontinued 138 Business model edit nbsp Emirates aircraft parked at Dubai International AirportMain article Emirates business model The established network carriers in Europe and Australia such as Air France KLM British Airways Lufthansa and Qantas see Emirates strategic decision to reposition itself as a global carrier as a major threat because it enables travelers to bypass traditional airline hubs such as London Heathrow Paris CDG and Frankfurt on their way between Europe North America and Asia Australia by changing flights in Dubai instead These carriers also find it difficult to deal with the growing competitive threat Emirates poses to their business because of their much higher cost base 139 140 Some of these carriers notably Air France and Qantas have accused Emirates of receiving hidden state subsidies and maintaining too close of a relationship with Dubai s airport authority and its aviation authority both of which are also wholly state owned entities that share the same government owner with the airline Qantas chairman claimed that Emirates can reduce its borrowing costs below market rates by taking advantage of its government shareholders sovereign borrower status 22 Emirates president disagrees and has also referred to United States airlines bankruptcy protection as being a tangible form of state assistance The airline makes regular profits 141 In 2016 American Airlines Delta Airlines and United Airlines made similar claims as well as stating that Emirates violates Open Skies but these conflicts were resolved in May 2018 citation needed In May 2010 Emirates executives denied claims that the carrier does not pay taxes and receives substantial financial assistance from the Dubai government They claimed that the airline received 80m in cash in the 25 years since the airline was established and this was substantially lower than what other national carriers had received Maurice Flanagan also claimed that Emirates incurred social costs of around 600m in 2009 and this included municipal taxes to the city of Dubai The airline also paid a dividend of AED956m 260m in 2010 compared to AED2 9bn 793m in 2009 and each year the Government has received at least 100m in dividends 142 Emirates also faces competition from other Middle Eastern airlines mainly Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways 143 On 15 June 2021 Emirates announced a loss of 5 5 billion over the year 2020 21 as revenue fell by more than 66 because of global travel restrictions sparked by the coronavirus pandemic In more than three decades this marks the first time that the Dubai based airline s parent group has not churned out a profit citation needed Accidents and incidents editEmirates has experienced several aircraft incidents none with passenger or crew fatalities On 9 April 2004 Emirates Flight 789 an Airbus A340 300 operating from Johannesburg to Dubai sustained serious damage during takeoff when it overran runway 03L striking runway 21R approach lights causing four tires to burst which threw debris into various parts of the aircraft ultimately damaging the flap drive mechanism This rendered the flaps immovable in the takeoff position The aircraft returned for an emergency landing during which the normal braking system failed as a result of the damage The aircraft was brought to a stop only 250 m 820 ft from the end of the 3 400 metre 11 200 ft runway using reverse thrust and the alternative braking system 144 145 In their report South African investigators found that the captain had used a wrong take off technique and criticized Emirates training and rostering practices 146 On 20 March 2009 Emirates Flight 407 an Airbus A340 500 registered A6 ERG en route from Melbourne to Dubai failed to take off properly at Melbourne Airport hitting several structures at the end of the runway before eventually climbing enough to return to the airport for a safe landing There were no injuries but the incident was severe enough to be classified as an accident by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau 147 On 30 Dec 2015 Emirates Flight 216 an Airbus A380 800 registered A6 EOH departed from Los Angeles International Airport but during its climb the landing gear was unable to retract The pilots abandoned climbing to 10 000 ft and made an emergency landing back at Los Angeles International Airport after fuel dumping 148 On 3 August 2016 Emirates Flight 521 a Boeing 777 300 registered A6 EMW arriving from Trivandrum International Airport crash landed and caught fire at Dubai International Airport at 12 44 pm local time All 282 passengers and 18 crew on board survived the impact with some having minor injuries 149 150 However an airport firefighter died fighting the blaze The aircraft was destroyed by the fire 151 Flight 521 is currently the first and only hull loss in the history of Emirates On 14 March 2018 an Emirates flight attendant opened a door onboard an Emirates Airlines plane and committed suicide by jumping The plane was due to fly to Dubai She was a 47 year old Bulgarian citizen 152 153 On 14 April 2020 an Emirates Boeing 777 300ER registered A6 EBR was struck by a British Airways Airbus A350 1000 G XWBA on the ground while the A350 was pushing back from the gate for departure No casualties were reported however the horizontal stabilizer on both aircraft were damaged as a result of the collision citation needed On 20 December 2021 Emirates Flight 231 a Boeing 777 300ER registered as A6 EQI departed Dubai International Airport towards Washington Dulles The aircraft nearly overran the runway during takeoff flying at only 75 ft 23 m over houses located near the airport citation needed 154 155 The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries 156 The incident remains under investigation 157 158 On 19 December 2022 an Emirates Airbus A380 800 registered A6 EUN operating flight EK 22 from Manchester to Dubai was cancelled after the slide raft to the UL1 door was inflated with the jet bridge attached The affected aircraft departed Manchester without passengers as EK2503 just after midnight on December 20 citation needed On 4 December 2023 an Emirates Airbus A380 800 registered A6 EEV operating flight EK421 struck severe turbulence over the Persian Gulf en route from Perth to Dubai 14 people sustained injuries 159 Controversy editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2023 Emirates has received criticism for their treatment of staff which Emirates has disputed 160 Emirates has been sued twice in 2023 for deceptive advertising once by a New Zealand male passenger and again two months later by a British energy trader 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