The Emirates Group

10/2/2016
TheEmiratesGroupWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia
TheEmiratesGroup
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia
TheEmiratesGroupisaDubaibasedinternationalaviation
holdingcompanyheadquarteredinGarhoud,Dubai,United
ArabEmirates,nearDubaiInternationalAirport.[6]The
EmiratesGroupcomprisesDnata,anaviationservices
companyprovidinggroundhandlingservicesat17airports,
andEmiratesAirline,thelargestairlineintheMiddleEast.
EmiratesAirlinesfliestoover140destinationsacross6
continents,operatingafleetofover250widebodiedaircraft.
Theairlinehas170aircraftonorderworthUS$58billion.
TheEmiratesGrouphasaturnoverofapproximately
US$18.4billionandemploysover62,000employeesacross
allits50businessunitsandassociatedfirms,makingitone
ofthebiggestemployersintheMiddleEast.[7]Thecompany
iswhollyownedbytheGovernmentofDubaidirectlyunder
theInvestmentCorporationofDubaiandaspartofDubai
Inc..[8]
EmiratesGroup
Committedtothehigheststandardsineverything
wedo
Type
Governmentownedcorporation
Industry
Aviation
Founded
Dubai(1959)[1]
Founder
SheikhAhmedbinSaeedAl
Maktoum[2]
Headquarters EmiratesGroupHeadquarters
DubaiInternationalAirport,
Garhoud,Dubai,UnitedArab
Emirates
Areaserved
61countries[1]
Keypeople
SheikhAhmedbinSaeedAl
Maktoum(Chairman&CEO)
TimClark(President)
Products
Passengerflights(Emirates)
Aircargo(EmiratesSkyCargo)
Aviationservices(Dnata)
Services
Airlineservices
Contents
1 Headoffice
2 History
2.1 Origins
2.2 Growth
2.3 Modernhistory
3 Corporatemanagement
3.1 Structureandemployment
3.2 Financialperformance
4 Subsidiaries
4.1 Airtransport
4.2 Airportaviationservices
4.3 Engineeringservices
4.4 Flightcatering
4.5 IT
4.6 Retail
4.7 Riskmanagementandsecurity
4.8 Touroperatorandeventsmanagement
4.9 Travel
4.10 Aircargosupportservices
4.11 Freightforwardingandlogistics
4.12 Hotelsandresorts
4.13 Loyaltyprograms
4.14 Training
5 Keypeople
6 Shareholdings
7 Seealso
8 References
9 Externallinks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emirates_Group#Air_transport
Revenue
AED67.4billion(2011
12)[3]$18.3Billion[4]
Operating
income
AED2.60billion(201112)[3]
Netincome
Totalassets
Owner
InvestmentCorporationofDubai
(UAEgovernment)
Numberof
employees
84,153and160nationalities
Subsidiaries
EmiratesAirline
Dnata
Website
www.theemiratesgroup.com(htt
p://www.theemiratesgroup.com/)
(2015)[5]
1/13
10/2/2016
Headoffice
Theairline'sheadofficeisintheEmiratesGroupbuildinginAlGarhoud,Dubai.[6][9]Thebuildingislocated
onAirportRoad,acrossfromthesiteoftheEmiratesEngineeringCentrein2007.Atunnelconnectsthe
buildingtoDubaiInternationalAirport.ConstructionofthebuildingcostAED700million(US$191
million).[10]Constructionbeganin2004[11]andwasscheduledtoendin2007.[10]Emiratesselffinancedthe
construction.[11]Over6,000employeesworkinthebuilding.[9]Previouslytheairline'sheadofficewasthe
AirlineCentrealongtheclocktowerRoundaboutinDubai.[12][13]
History
Origins
AstheBritishpulledoutofDubaiinthelate1950s,SheikhSaeedbinMaktoumalMaktoumdecreedanopen
seas,openskies,andopentradepolicy,todevelopthecountry.Healsorequiredallgovernmentagenciesto
makeaprofit.Thecountrywasaimingtoeliminateitsdependenceonitsfiniteoilreserveswithin50years.
TheDubaiNationalAirTransportAssociation(DNATA)wasformedin1959,andbythemid1980s,itwas
employing2,500employees.Itconsistedofthreebusinesssegments:DnataAirportOperations,DnataCargo
andDnataAgencies.InadditiontoprovidingsupportservicesatDubaiInternationalAirport,thecompany
servedassalesagentfor26airlines.DubaihadbeenusedasastopoveronroutesbetweenEuropeandtheFar
EastsincethedaysofImperialAirways,whichlandeditsflyingboatsthereenroutetoAustralia.Theopen
skiespolicieskeptitsairportamongthebusiestintheMiddleEast.
Duringthemid1980s,GulfAirbegantocutbackitservicestoDubai.Asaresult,Emirateswasconceivedin
March1985withbackingfromDubai'sroyalfamily,whoseDubaiRoyalAirWingprovidedtwooftheairline's
firstaircraft,usedBoeing727200/Advs.Itwasrequiredtooperateindependentofgovernmentsubsidies,apart
from$10millioninstartupcapital.ItalsoleasedanewBoeing737300fromPakistanInternationalAirlines
whichwasreturnedin1987.[14]MauriceFlanaganwasnamedmanagingdirectorofthenewairline.Formerly
oftheRoyalAirForce,BritishAirways,andGulfAir,FlanaganhadbeensecondedtoDNATAin1978ona
twoyearassignmentasassistantgeneralsalesmanager.ChairmanwasSheikhAhmedbinSaeedAlMaktoum,
nephewoftherulerofDubaibecamechairmanofDepartmentofCivilAviationandDNATAitself.TimClark
joinedthemanagementteam.
Thefirstflightoftheairlinewas,DubaiKarachion25October
1985.[15]TheairlineleasedanAirbus300B4200,fromPakistan
InternationalAirlines.BombayandDelhiwerethenextdestinationsfor
theairline.SheikhMohammedbinRashidalMaktoumlatergiftedtwo
Boeing727200stotheairline.
Boeing777300ER
TheEmiratesGroupbecameprofitablewithinitsfirstninemonths.
Duringitsfirstyear,theairlinecarriedabout260,000passengersand
10,000tonsoffreight.By1986,theairlinewasaddingnewdestinations
suchasColombo,Dhaka,Amman,andCairotoitsroutenetwork.
Initssecondyearthegrouppostedaloss,butgrowthcontinuedevenastheregionwasexperiencinga
downturnayearlater.TheGulfWarandthelayingoffofexpatriateworkersasthemainfactors.Initssecond
year,competitorshadaccusedEmiratesofstartingapricewar,somethingtheairline'scompetitorsstillaccuse
Emiratesofdoing.On3July1987,EmiratesreceiveditsfirstboughtAirbusA310304,fromTolouse.Within
thefirst38monthsofoperating,Emirateswasserving12destinations.[16]
2/13
10/2/2016
EmiratesSkyCargo,whichoperatedasaseparateentity,carried25,000tonsoffreightinfiscal1989.Emirates
expandeditsroutenetworkintotheFarEastin1990,andexpandeditsEuropeanoperationsinthesummerof
1992.In1990,theairlinepurchasedthreeadditionalAirbusA310300sfromAirbus.TheGroupalsolaunched
MarhabainDecember1991asapremiummeetandgreetserviceforpassengerstravellingthroughDubai
InternationalAirport.[17]
Growth
Emiratesairlinehadbecomeoneoftheworld'sfastestgrowingairlinesbytheearly1990s.Revenuesincreased
byabout$100millioneachyear,approaching$500millionin1993.Itcarried68,000tonsofcargoand
1.6millionpassengersinthesameyear.TheGulfWarhadhelpedEmiratesbykeepingotherairlinesoutofthe
area.Emirateswastheonlyairlinetocontinueflyinginthelasttendaysofthewar.Bythewinterof1991,the
Emiratesfleetwasgroundedforseveraldays,astheliberationofKuwaitbegun.Operationsresumedweeks
later.TheairlinesawthearrivalofanotherAirbusA300600R,takingitsfleettonine,Emiratesorderedseven
Boeing777s,withanoptionforsevenmore,inaUS$645.5milliondealinthesameyear.Astheairline
celebrateditssixthanniversary,25,000passengersaweekwerebeingflownto23destinations.Ayearlater,
EmiratesopenedtheirownUS$2millionterminalatDubaiAirport.
ApartnershipagreementwithUSAirwaysenteredinthefallof1993allowedEmiratestoofferservicesaround
theworld.ItpreviouslyhadcooperationagreementswithCyprusAirways.By1994,theairlinewasconnecting
32destinationswithits15aircraft.AtthistimeEmirateswasthesixthlargestairlineintheMiddleEast.
Emiratestookinrevenuesof$643.4millionintheyearending30
March1994.Theairlinehad4,000employeesandcarriedtwomillion
passengersayearbetween34destinationswithafleetof18Airbus
aircraft.Inspiteofthelargecapitalexpenditures,theDubaigovernment
hadlaidoutonly$50millionsincetheairline'sinception.InOctober
1995,theEmiratesGrouplaunchedMercatoranITsolutionscompany.
Atotalof92aircarrierswereflyingtoDubaiAirportandEmirates
facedintensecompetitionatitshomebase.Itcarriedaboutthreemillion
EmiratesSkyCargoA310
passengersayeartoDubaiInternationalAirportinthemid1990s.
Emiratescontinuedtoexpandduringthelate1990s.Thegrowingcargo
businessaccountedfor16percentoftheairline'stotalrevenues.By1995,ithasafleetflyingto34locationsin
theMiddleEast,FarEastandEurope.EmiratesalsoopeneditsownFlightTrainingCentrein1995.
In1997,EmirateswasflyingadedicatedfreightertoAmsterdam,apointnotonitsnetworkofpassenger
routes,incooperationwithKLM.Itcarriedaboutthreemillionpassengersduringtheyear.Thesameyear,
Emiratesmadea$2billionorderfor16AirbusA330200s,andcarriedoverthreemillionpassengersand
150,000tonnesofcargo.TheairlinealsotookdeliveryofsixBoeing777200s,givingitnewlonghaul
capabilities.
Emiratesopeneda,$65milliontrainingcenterinJanuary1997.Theairlinewasthenabletoprovidesimulator
trainingforitscrewmembersandflightandmaintenancepersonnel.ArecordgroupprofitofAED371million
wasachievedin199798.Emiratesexecutivesplannedaslowdownintheairline'sgrowthinthelate1990sto
stabilizeitsexpansiveroutenetwork.
InMay1998,EmiratespaidtheGovernmentofSriLanka$70millionfora40percentstakeinSriLankan
Airlines(formerlyknownasAirLanka).Aspartofthedeal,Emiratesreceiveda10yearcontracttomanage
SriLankan.[18]InJanuary2008,EmiratesannouncedthatitwouldgivebackmanagementofSriLankanAirlines
totheGovernmentofSriLanka,effectiveApril2008.[18][19]EmiratessolditsstakeinSriLankanAirlinestothe
GovernmentofSriLankaduringJune2010.[20][21]
3/13
10/2/2016
In1998,theairlineopeneda$540millionTerminal2atDubaiInternationalAirport,andincreaseditscapacity
by26percentaspassengerfigureshit3.7million,whilecargolevelswentupto200,000tonnes.Galileo
Emirates(nowknownasEmquest),wasestablishedtoconsolidatethedistributionoftravelsolutions,primarily
theGalileoReservationSystem,intheexistingmarketsoftheUAE,Oman,Bahrain,Qatar,PakistanandSri
Lanka.
In1999,EmiratesopeneditsownhotelTheAlDossaDesertResort.EmiratesGroupsworkforcetotaled
11,000thatyear,andDnataenteredtheSouthEastAsianairportservicesmarketwiththelaunchofDnata
PhilippinesInc.EmiratesSkyCargoalsolaunchedanewsystemcalledSkychaindevelopedbyMercator,which
providedaccessviatheInternetandemailtoeveryoneinvolvedinmovingacargoconsignment.[22]
Modernhistory
EmiratesannouncedanorderinApril2000asthefirstlaunchcustomerfortheAirbusA3XX(laternamed
AirbusA380),thelargestcivilaircrafteverbuilt.ThedealcomprisedfiveAirbusA380800sandtwoAirbus
A380800F.Thedealwasconfirmedon4November2001andEmiratesannouncedordersfor15moreA380
800satthesametime.Alsoannouncedwasanorderfor6Boeing777's.Emiratesjustifieditsordersayingthat
purchasingthe481to656passengersuperjumbotowastomaximizeitsuseofscarcetakeoffandlanding
slotsatcrowdedairportslikeLondonHeathrow.InthesameyearthenewSheikhRashidTerminalopened,
increasingthecapacityatDubaiInternationalto22millionpassengersayear.TheloyaltyprogramofEmirates,
Skywardswasalsolaunched.SheikhAhmedalsoannouncedthatDubaiGovernmentistoinvest$500600min
thenewTerminal3withacapacityfor20millionpassengersayear.
Towardstheendof2000,EmiratesAirlinewasplanningtostartultra
longhaulservicetotheEastCoastandWestCoastoftheUnitedStates
aswellasnonstopflightstoAustraliaandArgentina.Trafficcontinued
togrowatarateof20percentin19992000.
In2001,EmiratesSkyCargoCentreopenedwithacapacitytohandle
400,000tonnesayear.Emirateswasalsovotedairlineoftheyearby
researchconsultancySkytrax.Emiratestookdeliveryofits18thAirbus
A330200andorderedtwomore,makingitthebiggestA330operator
intheworld.Theairlinealsoannouncedanorderworth$15billionfor
EmiratesAirlinedominatestrafficat
15A380s,eightA340600s,threeA330sand25Boeing777s.Ayear
DubaiInternationalAirport
later,theairlinewasagainnamedairlineoftheyearbySkytrax.
PassengerlevelonEmiratesinthe200102financialyearreached
6.3millionpassengers,andcargocrossed400,000tonnes.TheGroupalsoannounceda$275million
investmentinnewhangarcomplexattheEmiratesEngineeringCentre.GalileoEmirateswasfurtherexpanded
whenthebusinessacquiredthedistributionrightsforSudanandTunisia.
Inearly2003,theEmiratesflightcateringwasformedoutofEmiratesAbelaCateringCompany.Emirates
flightcateringemployedover5,400staff.Initsfirstyear,thecateringcompanyproducedover16millionmeals
withadailyaverageof45,000meals.[23]Intheendof2003,Emiratesordered71aircraftatacostof
$19billion.InthefinancialyearendingMarch2003,Emiratescarried8.5millionpassengers,anincreaseof
26%,andtheairlinepostedanincreaseinprofitsof94percenttoDhs907millionfromDhs468millionfrom
thepreviousyear.DnataalsolauncheditsservicesinKuwait.[24]
In2004,EmiratesorderedfourBoeing777300ERs,withnineoptions,ina$2.96billiondeal.TheSkyCargo
fleetisincreasedwiththreeAirbusA310300saddedtoitssixBoeing747s.Emiratesalsosigneda
100milliondealwithEnglishPremiershipsideArsenal,whichincludedthenamingrightstoitsnewstadium
for15yearsandshirtsponsorshipforeightyears,startingfromthe2006/07season.Bytheendof2003,Dnata
beganoperationsinKuwait.
4/13
10/2/2016
In2005theEmiratesGroupworkforcetotaled25,000,makingitDubaislargestemployer.Passengertraffic
alsocontinuedtorisewith12.5millionrecordedthatyear.Emiratesordered42Boeing777sinadealworth
$9.7billion,thelargestBoeing777orderinhistoryattheDubaiAirshowin2005.InApril2005,Dnatastarted
operationsinSaudiArabia.[25]InJune,DnataboughtoverChangiInternationalAirportServices,withTemasek
Holdingsretainingshareholding.InJuly,Emiratesflightcateringbeganoperationsatitsnewfoodpoint
facilitya10,000squaremetrefacilitycapableofproducing30millionmealsannually.[26]
Inearly2006,Emiratesflightcateringbeganoperationsatitsnew$120millioncateringfacilitydedicatedto
servicetheflightsofEmiratesAirline.Thefacilityhadthecapacityofproducingover115,00mealsdaily.Also,
in2006,Emiratesflightcateringopeneditslinecraftlaunderingplant.Thefacilityhasatotalareaof10,500m2,
andacapacitytohandle50tonnesoflaundryanddrycleaningoutputperday.[27]AttheFarnboroughAirShow
in2006,Emiratessignedanagreementfor10Boeing7478Finadealworth$3.3billion,andin2007Emirates
signscontractsfor120AirbusA350s,11AirbusA380sand12Boeing777300ERs,worthanestimated
$34.9billion,attheDubaiAirShow.TheNewEngineeringCentreandEngineTestCellareofficiallyopened
andtheEmiratesHarbourHotel&ResidenceandtheMarinaHotelopentheirdoors.InSeptember,thegroup
alsobuysa49%stakeinUKbasedAlphaGroup.[28]Alsoin2007,Dnatasigneda15yearjointventure
agreementwithChinaWestAirportGrouptoprovideairportgroundhandlingservicesinXi'anXianyang
InternationalAirport.Dnatawillalsoparticipateinoperationsat10otherairportsmanagedbyCWAG.Under
theagreementsigned,Dnatawillholda45percentstakeinXi'anDnataAviationServicesCompanyLimited,
withtheremaining55percentownedbyCWAG.Also,attheendof2007,DnataopenedofficesinQatar.[29]
In2008,theEmiratesGroupmovedintoitsnewheadquartersinDubai.EmiratesSkyCargoalsobegan
operationsoutofDubaiCargoVillagesnewMegaTerminal,withacapacitytohandle1.2milliontonnes
annually.InJune,Dnataacquireda19.99percentstakeinitspartnerHoggRobinsonGroup,becomingthe
largestshareholderinthecompany.[30]InAugustEmiratestookdeliveryofthreeA380sandthefirstEmirates
A380toucheddowninNewYorkinAugust.Emiratesalsoreceivedits10,000thcabincrewmember.In
September,SabreHoldingssigneda10yearagreementwithEmQuesttpdistributeservicesinAfrica.In
OctobertheEmiratesdedicatedTerminal3openedwithacapacityofover27millionpassengers,theterminal
isthelargestterminalintheworld.
In2013,EmQuestsignedanagreementwithContacServicesInc.tolaunchthemywurldplatforminthe
MiddleEastandAfrica.[31]
Corporatemanagement
TheEmiratesGroupisasubsidiaryoftheDubaigovernmentinvestmentcompany,InvestmentCorporationof
Dubai.[32][33][34]Thegrouphasrecordedaprofiteveryyear,exceptthesecond,andgrowthhasneverfallen
below20%ayear.Initsfirst11years,itdoubledinsizeevery3.5years,andhaseveryfouryearssince.[35]
In2008EmiratespaiddividendsworthUS$776milliontotheGovernmentofDubai.Thegovernmenthas
receivedDhs3.1billionfromEmiratessincedividendsstartedbeingpaidin1999forhavingprovidedaninitial
startupcapitalofUS$10mandanadditionalinvestmentofcircaUS$80matthetimeoftheairline's
inception.[36]TheDubaigovernmentisthesoleownerofthecompany.However,itdoesnotputanynew
moneyintoit,nordoesitinterferewithrunningtheairline.[35]
Structureandemployment
Emirateshasdiversifiedintorelatedindustriesandsectors,includingairportservices,engineering,hospitality
services,catering,andtouroperatoroperations.Emirateshas4subsidiariesanditsparentcompanyhasmore
than50.[37][38]
5/13
10/2/2016
Emiratesairlinesemployedatotalof51,786employeesofwhich10,324werecabincrew,2,141wereflight
[39]attheendofthefiscalyearon31
deckcrew,1,849wereinengineering,and9,379werelistedasother
Turnover
Expenditure
Operating
Netprofit/loss
Shareholder's
Yearended
March2009.
(AEDm)
(AEDm)
profit
(AEDm)
funds(AEDm)
Financialperformance
Thegroup'sprofitshoweverweredown72%forthe2008/09fiscalyear.Itsprofitof1.49bndirhams($406m
255m)fortheyearto31Marchcomparedwitha5.3bndirhamprofitforthepreviousyear.[40][41]
Yearended
Turnover
(AEDm)
EmiratesGroupfinancialperformance[42]
Expenditure
Operating
Netprofit/loss
(AEDm)
profit
(AEDm)
Shareholder's
funds(AEDm)
31March1999 4,442.9
4,130.2
312.7
312.959
31March2000 5,113.8
4,812.9
300.9
300.900
31March2001 6,921.4
6,365.2
745.0
531.3
2,816.5
31March2002 7,814.5
7,188.9
738.6
603.0
3,549.2
31March2003 10,240.1
9,138.3
1,124.1
1,048.5
4,429.7
31March2004 14,012.8
12,154.8
1,907.4
1,747.3
5,763.7
31March2005 19,091.8
16,396.5
2,805.4
2,600.0
8,768.7
31March2006 24,239.2
21,353.5
2,942.6
2,799.4
12,241.2
31March2007 31,131.6
27,607.9
3,634.8
3,456.3
14,863.6
31March2008 41,916.4
36,536.5
4,696.2
5,325.3
18,866.6
31March2009 46,258.8
44,706.0
3,040.1
1,489.0
18,962.5
Subsidiaries
Airtransport
EmiratesAirline
EmiratesisasubsidiaryofTheEmiratesGroup,andamajorairlinein
theMiddleEast.ItisthenationalairlineofDubai,UnitedArab
Emiratesandoperatesover1,990passengerflightsperweek,[43]from
itshubatDubaiInternationalAirport,toover101destinationsin61
countriesacross6continents.[44]EmiratesAirlinewasestablishedin
1985withoneBoeing737andoneAirbusA300.TheEmiratesfleetis
now6Boeing777200ER,10Boeing777200LR,12Boeing777300,
102Boeing777300ER,21AirbusA330,4AirbusA340300,4Airbus
A340500and58AirbusA380aircraft,togetherwithordersforfurther
50Boeing777300ER,82AirbusA380800.[1]
EmiratesBoeing777
Inthefinancialyear200809passengernumbersreached22.7million,representinganincreaseof7.1%over
lastyear.[45]
Theairline'sprofitshoweverweredown72%forthe2008/09fiscalyear.Itsprofitof1.49bndirhams($406m
255m)fortheyearto31Marchcomparedwitha5.3bndirhamprofitforthepreviousyear.[40][41]
EmiratesSkyCargo
6/13
10/2/2016
EmiratesSkyCargoisacargocarrieroperatingfromDubaiInternational
Airport.TheSkyCargodivisionoperates8aircraftBoeing777and
Boeing747freighters,withafurther16freighteraircraftonorder10
Boeing7478and6Boeing777aircraft.EmiratesSkyCargoalsouse
thecargocapacityofthepassengerfleet.
Inthe200809financialyear,EmiratesSkyCargocarried1,408,300
tonnes,animprovementof9.8%comparedtothepreviousyear.[1]
Airportaviationservices
EmiratesSkyCargoAirbusA310
300F
Dnata
Dnataisanaviationservicescompany,comprisingDnataAirportOperations,thelargestgroundandpassenger
handlingcompanyatDubaiInternationalAirport,DnataCargo,responsiblefordealingwithmuchofthe
1.3milliontonnesofcargopassingthroughDubaiInternationalAirport,andDnataAgencies,aDubaibased
travelagency,actingonbehalfofanumberofmajorcarries,includingAeroflot,AerLingus,Airblue,British
Airways,SwissairandUnitedAirlines.[1]
ChangiInternationalAirportServices
ChangiInternationalAirportServices(CIAS)offersacomprehensiverangeofgroundhandlingservicesto
morethan30scheduledairlinesinSingapore.
Engineeringservices
EmiratesEngineeringsupportstheexpansivefleetofAirbusandBoeing
aircraftoperatedbyEmiratesAirlinetogetherwiththoseofthirtyother
airlinesthroughthirdpartymaintenancecontracts.
Thedivisioncanmanageandimplementallaspectsofaircraft
engineeringsupport,suchasmaintenance,safetyandlogistics.Italso
hasanenginetestcellfacility.ItalsooccupiestheEmiratesEngineering
Centrewhichopenedinlate2006ona136acre(0.55km2)siteatDubai
InternationalAirport.
EmiratesEngineeringaircrafthangars
Itssevenfullyairconditionedhangarsforheavyandlightmaintenance,
togetherwithapainthangar,coveranareaequivalentto17football
pitchesandhavethecapacitytomeettheservicerequirementsofanEmiratesfleetwhichisgrowingattherate
onenewaircrafteverymonth.Eachhangarhasanentrancegate88metreswideandeverybaycan
accommodateanysizeofaircraftwithanenginethrustofupto150,000pounds,includingtheAirbusA380,
whichis73metreslongwithan80metrewingspanandatail24metreshigh.
Flightcatering
EmiratesFlightCatering
EmiratesFlightCateringCompanyhasover5,400employeesandprovidesinflightcateringandsupport
servicesforairlinesatDubaiInternationalAirport.[46]ItprovidesthecateringforallEmiratesflights,andalso
forotherairlinesoperatingattheairport.In2009,EmirateswasvotedbySkytrax,thefourthbestonboard
cateringinBusinessClass,andsecondbestcateringinEconomyClass.[47]
7/13
10/2/2016
Thecateringfacilityservicingtheairline'sflightshasadesigncapacity
of115,000mealtraysetupsperday.[46]Thecompanyprovidedover
25.5millionmealsin2007.Officialfigureshavenotbeenreleasedfor
2008,however27millionmealsareestimatedtobeproduced.Thedaily
averagemealupliftis115,000.
AlphaFlightServicesPtyLtd(Australia)
AlphaFlightServicesisaleadingonboardcateringoperatorandhas
beensupplyingallEmiratesairlineflightsdepartingAustraliasince
2008.
EmiratesflightcateringatDubai
InternationalAirport
EmiratesGrouphasa49percentinterestinthecompany,which
providesinflightcateringatnineairportsinAustralia,includingallmajorinternationalgateways,serving16
customerairlineswithoversevenmillionmealsayear
IT
MercatoristheITdivisionofEmiratesGroup,launchedin1985toservethebusinesstechnologyrequirements
ofEmiratesandDnata,butisnowafullyfledgedworldwideproviderofairlineandairporttechnological
"solutions".TheITdivisionemploysmorethan2,000staffinDubai,withadditionalresourcesinIndia.
Retail
EmiratesHighStreet
EmiratesHighStreetisanonlinestorewhichstocksover400products,suchasluxurygoods,electronics,and
luxuryholidaypackages.CustomersuseSkywardsMiles,earnedbymembersofEmiratesairlinesfrequent
flyerloyaltyscheme,tobuyproducts.
EmiratesLeisureRetail
EmiratesLeisureRetailscorebusinessisestablishing,managingandfranchisingawiderangeofrestaurants,
cafes,barsandleisurefacilitiesintheGCC.
Sirocco
SiroccoisajointventurebetweenEmiratesandHeinekenInternationalwhichmanagesthesalesandmarketing
ofarangeofbeveragesintheMiddleEast.IthandlesbrandssuchasHeineken,AmstelLight,Budweiser,
Tiger,CarlingandSol,andfollowingHeinekensacquisitionofScottish&NewcastleBulmersand
Strongbow.Withamarketshareof60%inDubai,itistheleadingoperatorintheUAE,aswellasOman,
BahrainandQatar.
Riskmanagementandsecurity
EmiratesGroupSecurity
EmiratesGroupSecurityisanorganizationthatisresponsibleforsecuritymeasuresthroughouttheEmirates
network.ItcoversallDubaipassengersandcargoterminalusers,companyfacilitiesandstaffaccommodation.
EmiratesGroupSecurityalsoinvestigatestheft,documentfraud,misappropriationandallbreachesofsecurity
againsttheinterestsofthecompanyanditscustomers.
TransguardGroup
8/13
10/2/2016
TransguardGroupisasecurityservicesproviderintheMiddleEastwithanannualturnoverexceeding
AED600millionandmorethan38,000fulltimeemployees.Itisalsooneoftheregion'slargestoperatorsin
businesssupportservices,facilitiesmanagement,cashmanagement,securitytechnology,training,events
managementandairportservices.Establishedin2001asasupportserviceprovidertothenumerousbrands
operatingundertheEmiratesGroup.
ItscashmanagementbusinessoperatesfromthecompanysheadquartersinDubaisAirportFreezonewhich
alsohousesthelargestcashprocessingfacilityintheregion,whileanadditionalfacilitywasrecentlyopenedin
AbuDhabi.
Touroperatorandeventsmanagement
CongressSolutionsInternational
ThecompanyisasubsidiaryofEmiratesprovidingadministrativesupport,managingdata,andcoordinating
thirdpartysupplierssuchasvenues,catering,andaccommodation.Itdealswithconferencesandprovides
supporttodelegates,aswellasprovidingleisureandrecreationalactivitiesforvisitingdelegates.[48]
CSIhashostedlargeeventssuchastheGlobalTravelandTourismCouncil,whicharound1,300delegates
attended.ItalsohostedonbehalfoftheWorldEconomicForumandthegovernmentofDubai,asummitonthe
GlobalAgendaattendedby700business,governmentandacademiarepresentatives.
GulfVentures
Isanotherdestinationmanagementcompany,thatprovidestouristoperationsintheUnitedArabEmiratesand
Oman.
ArabianAdventures
ArabianAdventuresisadestinationmanagementcompany,providingservicestothedifferenttouroperators,
incentivehouses,meetingorganisers,businessesandcruiselines.
Travel
EmiratesHolidays
EmiratesHolidaysisthetouroperatingarmofEmirates.[49]EmiratesHolidaystopdestinationsareDubai,
Malaysia,Thailand,theMaldives,SriLankaandMauritius.
EmQuest
EmQuestprovideselectronicdistributionproductsandservicestodifferentfirms,connectingsupplierswith
resellersandgivingthemaplatformtoexchangecontentandtradewithoneanother.
Itmanagesalargenetworkofbrands,contentandservicesfortouroperators,travelagents,carrental
companies,hotelsandairlinesthroughouttheMiddleEastandAfrica.
GlobalDistributionSystems(GDS)areakeylineofbusinessandEmQuestworkswithSabreHoldingsto
managethedistribution,sales,serviceandsupportofSabreGDSintheUAE,aswellasfiveAfricanmarkets,
includingSouthAfrica,Kenya,Tanzania,UgandaandZambia.Priortothis,EmQuestwasknownasGalileo
EmiratesanddistributedproductsintheUAE,Pakistan,Afghanistan,SriLanka,Bahrain,OmanandQatar.
Aircargosupportservices
Calogi
9/13
10/2/2016
Calogiisasecureinternetserviceportalthatgivesoffersarangeofaircargobusinessesfromaroundtheworld
tonegotiateandsellproductsandservicesonline.Itssecureportalconnectsalltheplayersfromtheairfreight
community,suchasairlines,agents,freightforwardersandgovernmentauthorities,toaglobalnetworkof
firms.
CargoPartners
CargoPartnersisthesalesandservicesarmofDnataCargoandofferssupporttomorethanaquarterofallthe
airlinesoperatingoutofDubaiInternationalAirport.
Itmanagesexportsalesandlocaloperationsonbehalfofmorethan30carriers.
DnataPWCAirportLogisticsLLC
DnataPWCAirportLogisticsLLCprovidescargotransportservicesforbothlocalandinternationalcustomers,
includingEmiratesSkyCargo,BritishAirwaysandSingaporeAirlines.ThejointventurebetweenDnataand
PublicWarehousingCorporationKuwaitspecialisesinroadhaulage,withbothheavyandlighttrucksthatare
designedforaircargo.
Freightforwardingandlogistics
Freightworks
FreightworksusesthecargodatasystemstooffertailormadegloballogisticssolutionstofirmsintheMiddle
East.
SDVUAELLC
SDVUAELLCisoneofthelargesttransportandlogisticsprovidersintheMiddleEastwithmultinational
contactsinthecargoindustry.
Hotelsandresorts
Asof1November2007,theEmiratesGrouphaslaunchedthefirstoftheEmiratesHotels&Resorts
ResidenceswithTheHarbourHotel&Residence.ThisisahotelandresidentialtowerlocatedinDubaiMarina.
Itisthefirstofsixinternationalpropertiesexpectedtoopenin2008.
Loyaltyprograms
EmiratesLoyaltyServices
EmiratesLoyaltyServicesisaconsultancysubsidiaryofEmirates'Skywardsfrequentflyerprogramme.It
offersacomprehensiverangeofCRMandloyaltysolutions,coveringeverystepfromconception,creationand
designtodelivery,implementation,managementandsupport.
EmiratesSkywards
EmiratesSkywardsisafourtierfrequentflierprogramoperatedbyEmirates.Itisusedbyover8.4million
customers.[50]ThethreemaintiersareBlueSilver,whichrequires25,000tiermilesforentryandGold,which
requires50,000tiermiles.ThereisafourthtiernamedPlatinumandrequires150,000tiermiles.Thereisan
additionalmembershipknownasInvitationOnlyor"IO"whereyoumustbeinvitedtothissmallgroupof
members.[51]ThebenefitsprovidedareoverandabovethePlatinumbenefits.
EmiratesSkywardshasbeennotablygenerousbyglobalindustrystandards.Recentlyannouncedchanges,
effectiveearly2010,willdiscriminatebasedonfare,ratherthanclassoftravel.Thisbringstheprogramme
moreinlinewithotherairlines.Itwouldrequireupwardsof25,000miles(40,000km)oftraveleachyearon
10/13
10/2/2016
discountedeconomyticketstoqualifyfortheSilvertier,effectivelyplacingthattieroutofreachofmostleisure
travelers.Benefitsforpremiumcabintravelhavebeenincreased,presumablyinanefforttoattractbusiness
travelers.[52]
Training
EmiratesAviationUniversity
TheAviationUniversitylocatedinAlGarhoud,andinAcademicCityisaneducationandtrainingfacility
whichgivesgraduatesatrainingintheairlineindustry.Thecollegeopenedin1991,andwastransitionedtoa
universityinDecember2010.ThenewercampusthatislocatedinAcademicCityopenedinJanuary2015.It
offersawiderangeofprofessionalacademicandvocationaltrainingprogrammes.Morethan1700aerospace
engineersandtechniciansand2000airtrafficcontrollershavegraduatedfromthecollege,whilethenumberof
fulltimestudentshasincreasedfrom300to1100betweenyears2004and2009.
EmiratesCAEFlightTraining
EmiratesCAEFlightTrainingprovidesaviationrelatedcoursesforcommercialcarriersintheMiddleEast,
Europe,AfricaandAsia,primarilyaimedatflightdeckcrewandairlinemaintenancepersonnel.Thejoint
venturebetweenEmiratesGroupandCAEIncofCanadaislocatedintheEmiratesAviationUniversity
campus,nearDubaiInternationalAirport.EmiratesAviationUniversitynowhasasecondCampusinAcademic
City,DubaiLand.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutthemonEau.ae.ac
ECFT,asthejointventureisknown,isthefirstfacilityofitskindintheMiddleEasttobequalifiedtoboth
JointAviationAuthorities(JAA)andFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)standards.The14baycentre
houses10fullflightsimulators:twoAirbusA320/ACJs,anAirbusA330/340,aBoeing777,twoBoeing737
NG/BBJs,aGulfstreamIVandaGulfstreamV/550,aHawker800/800XPandaBell412helicoptersimulator.
Keypeople
HHSheikhAhmedbinSaeedAlMaktoumChairmanandChiefExecutive
Ibrahim.MNourawale(SeniorDirector/DiplomaticSecurity)
TimClark(airlineexecutive/president)
GaryChapmanPresidentGroupServices
Shareholdings
TheEmiratesGroupholdsa68.7%stakeinDubaibasedMaritimeandMercantileInternational,34.4%equity
stakeinOmanUnitedAgenciesanda54.7%equitystakeinEmiratesFlightCatering.EmiratesFlightCatering
isthesoleproviderofairlineandairportcateringservicesatDubaiInternationalAirport.
Dnataowns50%equitystakesinDubaiExpress,Gerry'sDnata(Pvt.)Ltd.andDnataArabianAirportServices
Co.Ltd,49%equitystakeinSafiranDnataAirportServicesPJSC,40%stakeinEmiratesLoyaltyCompany
anda20%stakeinGuangzhouBaiyunInternationalAirportGroundHandlingServicesCo.Ltd.[1]
Seealso
Emirates(airline)
References
1."EmiratesGroupMediaCenter::FactFiles".Retrieved3June2007.
2."Leadership|OurCompany".TheEmiratesGroup.19September2012.Retrieved15October2012.
11/13
10/2/2016
3."TheEmiratesGroupFinancialStatistics".TheEmiratesGroup.Retrieved24June2012.
4."AED67.4billionGoogleSearch".google.com.
5.http://www.theemiratesgroup.com/system/aspx/download.aspx?id=tcm:4092358317
6."Roadmap"(PDF).EmiratesAirline.Retrieved22June2010.
7."AWorldForceinTravelandTourism".TheEmiratesGroup.13May2012.Retrieved15October2012.
8."EmiratesandDnatanowunderICD".GulfNews.com.Retrieved16October2012.
9."CitibankandEmiratesGroupboostpartnership".Ameinfo.com.14July2009.Retrieved2June2014."...Emirates
GroupsnewheadquarterslocatedinAlGarhoudwhichhousesmorethan6,000Emiratesemployees."
10.Sobie,Brendan(21May2007)."NewEmiratesheadquartersnearscompletion".AirlineBusiness.Retrieved2June
2014.
11."WorkstartsonnewEmiratesheadquarters".Scoop.9November2004.Retrieved22June2010.
12."WorldAirlineDirectory".FlightInternational.31March6April1999.
13."boeingairbusindustrie19990793FlightArchive".flightglobal.com.
14."EmiratesAirlinesMahatba"(PDF).Arelines.nl.Retrieved16October2012.
15."EmiratesCompanyProfileonLinkedIn".Linkedin.com.2July2009.Retrieved15July2009.
16."TheEmiratesGroupCompanyHistory".Fundinguniverse.com.Retrieved15July2009.
17."MarhabawelcomespassengersatTerminal3|Dnata".AMEinfo.com.Retrieved15October2012.
18."EmiratesendsSriLankandeal".GulfNews.6January2008.Retrieved19January2008.
19."AirFrogoffersinflightcallsfortheupwardlymobile".OAGTravelInformation.January2008.Retrieved
26January2008.
20.ShwetaJain,EmiratesBusiness(7June2010)."SriLankandecisioninaweek:Emirates".Retrieved16October
2012.
21.NadiaSaleem,StaffReporter."EmiratessellsSriLankanstake".gulfnews.com.
22."EMIRATES:EmirateslaunchesSkyChain.M2Presswire|HighBeamResearch:OnlinePressReleases".
Highbeam.com.Retrieved15October2012.
23."Zawya".Zawya.Retrieved14October2012.
24."DnataexpandsintoGulfmarkets".AsiaAfricaIntelligenceWire.1October2003.
25.DnataopensSauditravelcenter|AlBawaba(http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/UAE/183140)Archived(https://
web.archive.org/web/20050924134551/http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/UAE/183140)24September2005atthe
WaybackMachine.
26."FoodPoint".Foodpointdubai.com.Retrieved15October2012.
27.[1](http://www.ekfc.com/Linencraft/linencraft_cream.htm)
28."CompanyWatchEmiratesAirlines.FreeOnlineLibrary".Thefreelibrary.com.Retrieved15October2012.
29.dnatatravelstrengthensregionalexpansionwithpresenceinqatar|AlBawaba(http://www.albawaba.com/en/countrie
s/UAE/218692)Archived(https://web.archive.org/web/20080212014334/http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/UAE/
218692)12February2008attheWaybackMachine.
30."MoreNewsHRGPartnerDnataToBecomeSingleLargestShareholderBusinessTravelNews".Btnonline.com.
24September2012.Retrieved15October2012.
31."EmQuestandContacServiceslaunchmywurldplatform".EmQuest.1September2013.
32.UAEinteract.com(31December2008)."EmiratesandDnatanowunderICDUAETheOfficialWebSiteNews".
Uaeinteract.com.Retrieved15July2009.
33."EmiratesandDnatanowunderICD".Gulfnews.Retrieved15July2009.
34."DubaimovesownershipofEmirates,DnatatoICDTransportation".ArabianBusiness.com.31December2008.
Retrieved15July2009.
35."RiseoftheEmiratesEmpire".CNNMoney.1October2005.Retrieved16October2012.
36.TheSundayTimes(Emiratesbossheadsforbiggergoals),TimesNewspapersLtd.,London,23July2006
37."TheEmiratesGroup|About".Emirates.9July2009.Retrieved15July2009.
38."CompanyOverview".TheEmiratesGroup.9July2009.Retrieved15July2009.
39."EmiratesIncome"(PDF).Emirates.com.Retrieved16October2012.
40."Business|Emiratesairlineprofitsdown72%".BBCNews.22May2009.Retrieved15July2009.
41."Emiratestrafficup,butprofitdown|TheAustralian".Theaustralian.news.com.au.23May2009.Retrieved15July
2009.
42."AnnualReports|TheEmiratesGroup".Ekgroup.com.9July2009.Retrieved15July2009.
43."EmiratestoLaunchSecondPhaseOperationsatDubaiAirportTerminal3BusinessNews".redOrbit.Retrieved
15July2009.
44."EmiratesAnnounces2009ExpansionPlan".Emirates.com.18February2009.Retrieved15October2012.
45."OperatingStats"(PDF).Content.emirates.com.Retrieved16October2012.
46.EmiratesFlightCatering(20February1976)."EmiratesFlightCatering".Ekflightcatering.com.Retrieved15July
2009.
47."AsianaAirlines,SingaporeAirlinesandEtihadAirwaysarewinnersofBestAirlineCateringAwards".
Worldairlineawards.com.Retrieved15July2009.
12/13
10/2/2016
48.https://web.archive.org/web/20090830022016/http://www.congresssolutionsinternational.com/WeCanDo/OurServices/i
ndex.asp.Archivedfromtheoriginalon30August2009.Retrieved1September2009.Missingorempty|title=
(help)
49."Luxury&tailormadeHolidays".EmiratesHolidays.Retrieved14October2012.
50."BreakingNews,UAE,GCC,MiddleEast,WorldNewsandHeadlinesEmirates24/7".Business247.ae.Retrieved
15October2012.
51."MembershipTiers".Mediacentre.ekgroup.com.1April2013.Retrieved1April2013.
52."AnnualReports,FactsandFigures|TheEmiratesGroup".Mediacentre.ekgroup.com.9July2009.Retrieved
15July2009.
Externallinks
TheEmiratesGroupcorporatesite(http://www.theemiratesgroup.
com/english/)
TheEmpiratesGroup(http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.ekgrou
p.com/)(Archives)
EmiratesAirlinesite(http://www.emirates.com)
Dnatasite(http://www.dnata.com)
EmiratesLoyaltyProgram(http://www.theemirateshighstreet.com)
WikimediaCommonshas
mediarelatedtoEmirates
(airline).
Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emirates_Group&oldid=739484581"
Categories: TheEmiratesGroup Airlinesestablishedin1959
HoldingcompaniesoftheUnitedArabEmirates
Thispagewaslastmodifiedon14September2016,at23:58.
TextisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionShareAlikeLicenseadditionaltermsmay
apply.Byusingthissite,youagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy.Wikipediaisaregistered
trademarkoftheWikimediaFoundation,Inc.,anonprofitorganization.
13/13

The Emirates Group

Загружено:

Сведения о документе

Авторское право

Доступные форматы

Поделиться этим документом

Поделиться или встроить документ

Параметры публикации

Этот документ был вам полезен?

Это неприемлемый материал?

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

The Emirates Group

Загружено:

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

10/2/2016

Вам также может понравиться