Emirates Airlines Logo — Emirates is the airline’s largest UAE . Its headquarters is located in the Dubai International Airport . The operation of the Dubai Airport 24 hours a day and its location in the center of global travel help drive the growth of the airline, which in the past 20 years has seen an average annual growth of 25% in passenger traffic .Towards the end of 2000, Emirates was planning to start long distance service to the East Coast and West Coast of the United States, as well as nonstop flights to Australia and Argentina. Traffic continued to grow at a rate of 20% over the period 1999-2000 [citation needed]. In 2001 he was elected Emirates Airline of the Year. During 2002, passenger numbers increased UAE by 18% to more than 6.8 million the previous year.
In the 2003 Paris Air Show, Emirates signed an order for 71 aircraft at a cost of U.S. $ 19 billion. The order includes firm orders to purchase an additional 21 Airbus 380-800s and lease orders two A380-800. Emirates has also announced operating lease orders for 26 Boeing 777-300ER — 14 of GE Capital Aviation Services and 12 of the International Lease Finance Corporation. (ILFC) in the UAE that year began to fly directly to Sydney with three new Airbus A340-500s. In 2004, Emirates began flying nonstop to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport with its new Airbus A340-500. These flights mean the resumption of direct air services between the UAE and the U.S., after Delta Air Lines flights’ s since 2001, ended later and restarted again in 2007. In the same year, Emirates signed a £ 100 million compared to English Premier League Arsenal soccer team, which includes naming rights to their new stadium for 15 years and shirt sponsorship for eight years, from 2006/07 season . More