Emirates, together with its subsidiaries, provides commercial air transportation services. The company’s commercial air transportation services include passenger and cargo services. It is also involved in the wholesale and retail of consumer goods, and food and beverages; hotel operations; and in-flight and institutional catering services. The company operates a fleet of 251 aircraft. It has operations in Europe, East Asia and Australasia, the Americas, Africa, Gulf and the Middle East, and West Asia and the Indian Ocean. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Emirates is a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai.