Emirates the official airline of Dubai is an award-winning airline featuring an extensive fleet of modern planes. Emirates is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, flourishing in parallel with the country’s thriving economy. Since its launch in 1985, Emirates Airline has received more than 280 international awards in recognition of its efforts to provide unsurpassed levels of customer service. The airline has experienced rapid and consistent growth, never falling below 20 per cent a year. In its first 11 years, it doubled in size every 3.5 years and has, every four years since.

In combination with what is already one of the youngest and most modern fleets in worldwide commercial aviation, this commitment to the future reflects Emirates’ goal to develop Dubai into a comprehensive, global, long-haul aviation hub. In the financial year 2007/2008, Emirates carried 21.2 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of cargo.

With a fleet of 132 aircraft, Emirates currently flies to over 100 destinations in 61 countries around the world, and its network is expanding constantly. Nearly 800 Emirates flights depart Dubai each week on their way to destinations on six continents. At the Dubai Airshow in November 2007, Emirates announced an historic civil aviation aircraft order when it signed contracts for a 120 Airbus A350s, 11 A380s, and 12 Boeing 777-300ERs, worth an estimated US$34.9 billion in list prices. With the new order for 12 777-300ERs, valued at US$3.2 billion, Emirates now has 48 Boeing 777s pending delivery and is set to become the world’s largest 777 operator in the next few years. Emirates’ current order-book stands at 160 aircraft, with a total value of approximately US$ 50 billion.

For more information on this airline and its growth and how you can connect to several destinations around the world from one city Dubai, visit: http://www.emirates.com/ae/english/