Emirates

Emirates [Xinhua]

Safety rating: 7/7

Product rating: 7/7

Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates

Airline Code: EK

History:

- Started offering flights in 1985 when Gulf Air cut back its services to Dubai

- One of the fastest growing airlines by the early 1990s

- One of the first airlines to put personal seat back TVs in all classes and by 1993 every seat in the fleet had this function

- World's largest operator of 777s

- Alliance with Qantas announced in September 2012 to allow expansion of route network into Australian domestic market and to Europe from Australia

- Operates more than 170 aircraft to over 120 destinations

(Source: airlineratings.com)