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. Emirates had the longest non-stop commercial flight from Dubai to Auckland until it was surpassed by Qatar Airways. 
Emirates is an airline 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, to more than 140 cities in 81 countries across six continents. Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.

Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet. As of last year (2016), Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator with 83 planes in service and a further 59 in orders. Since their introduction, the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of Emirates fleet, especially on long-haul high traffic routes. Emirates also has ordered 150 Boeing 777X and 32 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, and is the world's largest Boeing 777 operator.

India was the second country to receive flights from Emirates, and continues to expand an extensive network there. Emirates is the largest airline operating internationally in India and operates over 185 flights a week across 10 cities. They have their networks worldwide of both passenger and cargo routes.