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| AIRBUS A380-861 A6-EDN (CN 056) |
The Emirates story starts back in 1985 when they launched operations with just two aircraft, an Airbus A300 B4 and a Boeing 737. The aircraft arrived in Dubai on the 20th October on a wet lease from Pakistan International Airlines. The Royal Family's Dubai Royal Air Wing also provided the airline with two used Boeing 727–200 Adv as a gift.
The airline was founded on the 25th March 1985 and commenced operations later that year on the
25th October 1985. On that day flight EK600 departed Dubai International for Karachi.
Emirates is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is wholly owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Dubai International Airport. Emirates flies to more than 154 cities in 81 countries across six continents.
Emirates is the world’s fourth largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown, the fourth-largest in terms of international passengers carried,
and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne kilometers flown.
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| AIRBUS A380-861 A6-EEL (CN 133) |
Earlier this year Emirates was named the World’s Best Airline for the 12th consecutive time awarded for best In-flight Entertainment at Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016. Then on the 1st March this year Emirates launched the worlds longest non-stop commercial flight from Dubai to Auckland using a 777.
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| BOEING 777-F1H A6-EFM (CN 42231) CARGO |
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| AIRBUS A38-861 A6-EDO (CN 057) |
As of today Emirates fly the world’s biggest fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s with their current fleet being
- Airbus A319-100 x 1
- Airbus A330-200 x 2
- Airbus A340-300 x 4
- Airbus A380-800 x 84 (plus 18 still on order)
- Boeing 747-400 x 2
- Boeing 777-200 x 26
- Boeing 777-300 x 134 (plus 4 still on order)
Giving Emirates a total of 253 aircraft; below are a some of the different liveries we have seen on their aircraft.
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| BOEING 777-31H A6-ECF (CN 35574) |
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| RUGBY WORLD CUP ON A6-EEK (CN 132) |
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| ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP ON A6-EEK |
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| UNITED FOR WILDLIFE ON A6-EEQ (CN 141) |
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| 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL A6-EEQ |
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| AC MILAN ON A6-EET (CN 142) |
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| UNITED FOR WILDLIFE ON A6-EOM (CN 187) |
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