Emirates Airways

Name: Shadi MarzoukStudent Number: 2184466Tutor Name: Gerry McCannCompany Name: Emirates AirwaysSubject: Business Information Systems

(Airlines News – Emirates, 2014)

(Emirates Airline launches $750m bond, 2015)

IntroductionEmirates Airways is one of the world’s biggest

airlines; it was founded in 1985 by Maurice Flanagan, an entrepreneur in aviation. (Sir Maurice Flanagan KBE, CBE, BA, Hon.FRAeS, FRAeS, FCIT, 2015)

dnata, the largest Air Travel Service provider in the Middle East, with over 50 years of experience in the industry. (dnata, 2015)

When Emirates Airways was established; it was decided for it to be built on top of dnata, which by that year was already the sales agent for 25 airlines. (Our History, 2015)

(Emirates Airline, 2014)

Facts In 2013 it was ranked as the no.1 airline in 2013

and 4th in terms of international passengers carried in 2014. (Emirates (airline), 2015)

Emirates SkyCargo division. It is the largest airline in the Middle East.3,500 flights per week to142 cities in 78 countries

across six continents. (Emirates (airline), 2015)

In 1993 on-board fax facilities and video systems in all its seats throughout its fleet, it was also the first airline to provide telecommunications on an Airbus in all First, Business and Economy Classes. (Our History, 2015)

(Emirates Skycargo, 2011)

(Media, 2011)

More Facts!The firm was delivering around 30,000

passengers/week to 23 destinations, and started building a $540 million terminal to handle 11 million passengers per year.

Later in the year 2000 it has finished building a third terminal that is able to handle 22 million passengers per year. And handling over 700,000 tonnes of cargo per year. (Our History, 2015)

Safest airline in the world along with Etihad in 2013.

Longest non-stop A380 flight from Los Angeles to Dubai.

(Emirates Airways, 2015)

Financials (2009-2014)47,678 employees.profits hit the AED73m (€17 million) mark in

2012-2013.AED82m (€19 million) mark by 2013-2014.218 aircrafts in operation that are able to

carry 44 million passengers a year.283 on order.50 A380s and 150 Boeing 777x have been

ordered at the cost of $99 billion.

(Annual Report, 2015)

SkywardsSkywards is Emirates’ frequent flyer

program. it has 4 levels, blue, silver, gold and platinum.

The program provides many benefits to the customer, the higher the level, the more the benefits; they include extra baggage allowances, discounts, access to the first class lounge, first class treatment in the airports with skipping line privilege and many more.

(Emirates Airways, 2015)

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