Emirates Group
Airline and air services · United Arab Emirates
The Emirates Group is Dubai's state-owned aviation company, combining the Emirates airline, which flew 53.2 million passengers on 277 wide-body aircraft, with dnata, which handles aircraft, cargo, catering and travel for airlines in 37 countries.
What makes it different
dnata serves other airlines, mostly outside the UAE.
77%dnata revenue earned outside the UAEFY2025/26
The Group's second business earns most of its revenue abroad from airports, catering and travel.
How big it is
How big is Emirates Group?
AED 150.5BGroup revenue2025/26
53.2MPassengers2025/26
130,919Employees2025/26
How it makes money 2025/26
Passenger tickets dominate the revenue.
- Emirates passenger revenue70%AED 106.4B
- Emirates cargo revenue11%AED 16.2B
- Dnata airport operations7%AED 11.2B
- Dnata catering and retail5%AED 8.1B
- Other7%
How the business works
One hub. Wide-bodies. Premium cabins.
- 1Everything through Dubai
- 2Young wide-body fleet
- 3Premium cabins, cargo
Routing everything through Dubai lets a wide-body-only fleet fill long routes between continents, with premium cabins and cargo adding margin.
Who owns it
- Investment Corporation of Dubai100%
CEO: HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1985Emirates is incorporated in Dubai
- 1987dnata is incorporated
- 0/21COVID-19 produces a record Group loss
- 2/23Group returns to a AED 10.9B profit
- 2025Orders 65 Boeing 777-9 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Emirates Group's own reports.
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What Emirates Group tracks33 metrics
Passengers carried
Available seat kilometres
Passenger seat factor
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from6 regions
Europe
East Asia and Australasia
Americas
The full timeline16 moments
1985
2025
2026
Emirates Group vs Lufthansa Groupside by side
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