Latest Emirates fleet plan completely omits 787-10s

Emirates Group’s newly-released annual report lists 234 future aircraft deliveries, but makes no mention of the Boeing 787-10s for which Emirates signed in 2017. These 234 aircraft comprise 40 Airbus A330-900s and 30 A350-900s – a commitment disclosed in February this year – plus 14 remaining A380s and 150 Boeing 777X twinjets. But the fleet plan omits the 40 787-10s and the annual report notably does not refer at all to the 787 model. Emirates unveiled a US$15b agreement for 787-10s at the last Dubai air show, stating that the aircraft would be delivered in 2022. But the airline has not made an engine selection for the 787s and they are not included on Boeing’s order backlog. The carrier had listed the 40 787-10s in its previous annual report, for 2017-18, declaring them as “authorised and not contracted”. <br/>