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| The deal was signed Emirates Airline and Group chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Airbus Commercial Aircraft customers chief operating officer John Leahy. |
Emirates being world’s largest International Airline, announced a deal of
36 Airbus A-380’s for 16 billion US dollars. Emirates have orders 20 A-
380’s firmly and 16 options.
The additional
Airbus are to be delivered 2020 onwards.
The airline
currently has 101 strong A-380’s with its current order backlog of 41 air crafts and this order brings Emirates to 178 air crafts to its A-380 family worth over 60 Billion US Dollars.
currently has 101 strong A-380’s with its current order backlog of 41 air crafts and this order brings Emirates to 178 air crafts to its A-380 family worth over 60 Billion US Dollars.
Sheikh Ahmed said: “We’ve made no
secret of the fact that the A380 has been a success for Emirates. Our customers
love it, and we’ve been able to deploy it on different missions across our
network, giving us flexibility in terms of range and passenger mix.
Also he added : “Some of the new A380’s we’ve just ordered will be used as
fleet replacements. This order will provide stability to the A380 production
line. We will continue to work closely with Airbus to further enhance the
aircraft and onboard product, so as to offer our passengers the best possible
experience. The beauty of this aircraft is that the technology and real estate
on board give us plenty of room to do something different with the interiors.”
Leahy said: “This aircraft has contributed enormously to Emirates’
growth and success since 2008 and we are delighted that it will continue to do
so. This new order underscores Airbus’ commitment to producing the A380 at
least for another ten years. I’m personally convinced more orders will follow
Emirates’ example and that this great aircraft will be built well into the
2030s.”
Emirates first bought their first A-380 in July 2008,and
100th A-380 in November 2017 in Hamburg, Germany
The A380-300 has a design range of 15,700
km serving the second and fourth longest non-stop scheduled flights in the world (as of November 2017), and a cruising
speed about 900 km/h, 560 mph and can
accommodate 575 passengers in four classes.
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