Emirates to take US$14.5b new jets; 21 Airbus superjumbos
Emirates plans to add 37 new planes to its fleet in the fiscal year beginning April as it expands operations in Asia with new destinations. The airline will receive 21 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 16 Boeing 777s in the year ending March 2017, CCO Thierry Antinori said Wednesday. The aircraft are worth US$14.5b at list prices. Emirates already serves about 150 destinations in about 80 countries using the industry’s biggest wide-body fleet. The airline will begin operations to Panama in February in what will be the longest nonstop commercial flight by any carrier. Emirates also plans to retire 26 airplanes, including some A330s and A340s, from its fleet, Antinori said. The airline is studying an order for Airbus’s A350-900 and -1000 variants along with Boeing’s 787-9 and -10 models. <br/>
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Emirates to take US$14.5b new jets; 21 Airbus superjumbos
Emirates plans to add 37 new planes to its fleet in the fiscal year beginning April as it expands operations in Asia with new destinations. The airline will receive 21 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 16 Boeing 777s in the year ending March 2017, CCO Thierry Antinori said Wednesday. The aircraft are worth US$14.5b at list prices. Emirates already serves about 150 destinations in about 80 countries using the industry’s biggest wide-body fleet. The airline will begin operations to Panama in February in what will be the longest nonstop commercial flight by any carrier. Emirates also plans to retire 26 airplanes, including some A330s and A340s, from its fleet, Antinori said. The airline is studying an order for Airbus’s A350-900 and -1000 variants along with Boeing’s 787-9 and -10 models. <br/>
