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Emirates operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380s. On 28 July 2008, Emirates received its first Airbus A380-800, registered A6-EDA, [38] and in August 2008, it became the second airline to fly the A380-800 after Singapore Airlines. [39] The airline uses its A380-800s for service to over 40 destinations.
Opening of Emirates Engineering Facility – largest aircraft hangars in the world. [52] 2007: Opening of Emirates Flight Catering Centre, capable of producing 115,000 meals per day. [53] 2008: New Executive Flights Centre facility launched. [54] 2014: Runway refurbishment and upgrades after an 80-day project which ran from 1 May to 20 July 2014.
As of August 2024, Emirates is the world's largest Airbus A380 operator with 123 aircraft in service. [10] Since its introduction, the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of the Emirates fleet, especially on long-haul, high-density routes. Emirates is also the world's largest Boeing 777 operator with 133 aircraft in service. [11]
Emirates maintained its premium economy cabin for the A350 after installing the business-economy hybrid cabin on many of its A380 and 777s. Each seat in the 2×3×2 cabin includes a deep recline ...
The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, is the largest operator as of December 2024, with 116 aircraft in their fleet.
The A380 is offered with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 (A380-841/-842) or the Engine Alliance GP7000 (A380-861) turbofan engines. [153] The Trent 900 is a combination of the 3 m (118 in) fan and scaled IP compressor of the 777-200X/300X Trent 8104 technology demonstrator derived from the Boeing 777's Trent 800 , and the Airbus A340-500/600's Trent ...
In November 2023, Global Airlines announced a supplier partnership for a refurbishment programme which is set to commence on the airline's first aircraft in January 2024. [11] Global Airlines' first Airbus A380 was formerly operated by China Southern Airlines.
A380-843F NA Trent 977-84 Rolls-Royce 359.33 kN / 80,781 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 NA Trent 977B-84 Rolls-Royce 372.92 kN / 83,835 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 A380-861 14 December 2007 GP7270 Engine Alliance: 322.44 kN / 74,735 lb 19 April 2007 29 December 2005 A380-863F NA GP7277 Engine Alliance 357.15 kN / 80,290 lb