Emirates: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Emirates is a state-owned company headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
Emirates is the international airline of the UAE, based in Dubai. It was incorporated by an Emiri Decree issued on 26 June 1985, started commercial operations on 25 October 1985, and is wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, a Government of Dubai entity. It heads the Emirates Group, which also includes the ground-handling, catering and travel-services company dnata; dnata is not an airline and is not listed here.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Emirates (also The Emirates Group, Emirates Airline)
- Type
- state-owned company · see all state-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Founded
- 1985
- Website
- www.emirates.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Emirates in numbers
- Emirates owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 2 brands.[1]
Everything Emirates owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Emirates own?
Emirates owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Emirates and dnata.
Is Emirates an Emirati company?
Yes. Emirates is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and was founded in 1985.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Emirates Group Annual Report 2024-25 — The Emirates Group, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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