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Emirates' 100th A380 was delivered in October 2017. [40] [41] Furthermore, the airline had 42 more A380s on order, which would have increased the number of A380s in service to 142. It considered buying an additional 100 to 200 Airbus A380s if the four-engined superjumbo had been revamped with more fuel-efficient engines by 2020.
Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet (excluding Emirates Executive). [9] As of August 2024 [update] , Emirates is the world's largest Airbus A380 operator with 123 aircraft in service. [ 10 ]
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.
Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo carrier operating from Dubai International Airport. The SkyCargo division operates 13 Boeing 777 Freighters. Emirates SkyCargo also use the cargo capacity of the passenger fleet. In the 2019-20 fiscal year, Emirates SkyCargo carried 2,389,000 tonnes, a decline of 10.2% compared to the previous year. [5]: 7
Current operational configurations show passenger capacities ranging from 379 (4-class layout in Singapore Airlines) to 615 (2-class layout in Emirates). [1] [2] Since late 2015, Emirates has operated aircraft seating 615 passengers in two classes on the Copenhagen route, replacing the Boeing 777. In total, 15 aircraft have this configuration.
Emirates, Flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways: 11 Hong Kong (HKG) Bangkok (BKK) 14,556 Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates, HK Express, Greater Bay Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Hong Kong, Egypt Air, K-Mile Air, Hong Kong Air Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo, [19] Air ACT [20] 12 Hong Kong (HKG) Beijing (PEK) 14,537
The Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East; Emirates handles 51% of all passenger traffic and accounts for approximately 42% of all aircraft movements at the airport. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier flydubai which handles 13% of passenger traffic and 25% of aircraft movements at DXB. [ 17 ]
Aircraft do not necessarily follow the great-circle distance, but may opt for a longer route due to weather, traffic, to utilise a jet stream, or to refuel. Commercial flights are often categorized into long-, medium- or short-haul by commercial airlines based on flight length, although there is no international standard definition.