Pride of the Emirates- A Drive with Steve

Emirates (Arabic: طَيَران الإمارات‎ DMG: Ṭayarān al-Imārāt) is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,500 flights per week,^[1][2] from its hub at Terminal 3, to 122 cities in 74 countries across six continents.^[3] The company also operates four of the world's ten longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, and Houston.^[4][5][6] Emirates is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which has over 50,000 employees, and is wholly owned by the government of Dubai directly under the Investment Corporation of Dubai.^[7] Cargo activities are undertaken by the Emirates Group's Emirates SkyCargo division.^[8]
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You see that long building behind me, it has the largest indoor space in the entire world! Isn't that something!

The airline ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue and passenger kilometres, and has become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried as of 2007.^[14] In 2011 the airline was the fourth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried,^[15] and largest in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown.^[16] The airline was also the third largest in terms of scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown.^[17]

Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of only nine airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet,^[11] whose centrepiece is the Boeing 777. Emirates also has orders for 90 Airbus A380s with 20 of them already in service and became the second operator of the Airbus A380-800 after Singapore Airlines when their first aircraft was delivered on 28 July 2008.^[12] Emirates has won numerous awards and is an industry bellwether for aircraft purchases, purchasing over 130 aircraft in 2007 alone.^[13]

That's what you fly eh Steve? No! That is what your son flies and he likes it, it is the fastest plane in the fleet!
 

Emirates has built up a strong brand name as a leader in the aviation industry, particularly in terms of service excellence, and its very rapid growth, coupled with consistent profitability.^[18][19]

In February 2011, Air Transport World gave Emirates Airlines the title of "Airline of the Year" for 2011. The award has been given based on recognition of its commitment to safety and operational excellence, customer service trendsetters, financial condition including a 22-year consecutive annual profit.^[20]