Yep, 35 years
Quite right Stratos, but he started off at Dnata prior to that in 1978, and Emirates was born from there (Dnata).
I'm still not sure if Emirates is part of Dnata or if it has evolved to the level that Dnata is now part of Emirates, but the fact that you can't separate the two when it comes to profit announcements shows that they are definitely related.