Emirates Airlines having headquarter at Dubai is accustomed to invite Pakistani journalists every year to its hub where all kind of facilities for the training of its staff including cabin crew are being provided. This year, the team of journalists from Pakistan included Fazal Hussain Awan (The Nation, Nawa-i-Waqt); Jalil Afridi (Frontier Post); Shabbir Sarwar (Daily Times); Saleem Qazi (The News); Gohar Zahid Malik (Pakistan Observers); Muhammad Ali (Business Recorders) and Fasih Mangi (Tribute Express). It would be not out of place to mention here that Emirates has as many as 163 aircrafts that would swell up to 243 in a couple of year. The airline had started its operations with two leased planes from PIA in 1985 and after 26 years, it has become one of the largest airlines in the world, covering 30,000 miles across the globe. Emirates has the distinction of only airline, which operates in all six continents from single hub (Dubai). The Emirates Aviation College was opened in 2007 following to provide dedicated training facility to its staff in a bid to ensure up to standard services according to the expectations of its customer. The college does not only pay attention to polishing skills of cabin crew but also makes them familiar with different cultures especially Arabic, to give adorable feelings to passengers. The journalists visited Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) on November 20 that provides in-flight catering and support services for more than 120 airlines flying into or out of Dubai International Airport and has the capacity to produce over 175,000 meals per day from its two technologically-advanced catering facilities. EKFC1, which is dedicated to provide meals for passengers travelling on Emirates airline, is the largest and most modern catering facility in the world. In total, Emirates Flight Catering has more than 6,000 employees who produce an average of 115,000 meals per day for passengers travelling on around 300 different flights. The automated overhead cart transport system is designed to transport meal carts from the vehicle off-loading bay area to the dishwashing area where over 2 million items of equipment such as cutlery, crockery and glassware are washed everyday. Meal carts are manually stripped and empty carts are then transported to be washed and sanitised in the cart washing machine. The carts are moved on motorised carriers on a fixed non-moving rail system. Meal trays, oven racks and standard units are also transported around the facility on the monorail. While giving exclusive interview to The Nation, Emirates Airline Senior Vice President Commercial Operations West Asia and Indian Ocean Sheikh Majid Al Mualla said that besides promoting Pak-UAE trade and relationship Emirates Airline witnessed huge growth of approximately 80 percent in Pakistan during last year and the company has decided to increase flights in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Northern areas. He said On October 25, 1985, Emirates flew its first international route to Karachi with just two aircraft Boeing 737 and Airbus 300 B4 both leased from Pakistan International Airline. Today Emirate Airline is touching the horizon of success. He further said Emirates has limited air traffic rights for Pakistan and utilising maximum limit of traffic air rights at the moment operating a total 45 flights from Pakistan including 28 from Karachi, 7 each from Islamabad and Lahore and 3 per week from Peshawar. Mualla said that Emirates has evolved into a globally influential travel and tourism conglomerate for their commitment to the highest standards of quality in every aspect of our business. He said over 3,540 Pakistanis are working in the airline including 25 captains, 97 cabin crew. 'We have 163 aircrafts and we are expanding as in a couple of year 243 aircraft are coming. He said Pakistan is very profitable route and they saw 83 per cent growth last year. He further revealed that with a fleet of more than 163 aircraft, Emirates fly to over 115 destinations in 67 countries around the world, and its network is expanding constantly. Over 1,000 Emirates flights depart Dubai each week on their way to destinations on six continents. According to reference records in 2001, Emirates demonstrated its confidence in the industrys future growth by announcing the largest order in aviation history, valued at $15 billion. A staggering 58 new aircraft, a mix of Airbus and Boeing, were to join the rapidly expanding fleet.