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Emirates is by far the largest operator of the double-decker plane, with a fleet of 118. Singapore Airlines is next with just 13. Airbus ended production of the A380 in 2021 — 18 years after it ...
Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator Singapore Airlines was the first operator of the Airbus A380 All Nippon Airways was the last new customer of the Airbus A380. The following is a list of airlines that currently or formally operate the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.
In August Emirates took delivery of three A380s and the first Emirates A380 touched down in New York in August. Emirates also received its 10,000th cabin crew member. In September, Sabre Holdings signed a 10-year agreement with EmQuest to distribute services in Africa. In October the Emirates dedicated Terminal 3 opened with a capacity of over ...
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.
In February 2019, Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 40 A330-900s and 30 A350-900s, while reducing its total A380 order to eight [103] (with the last one to be delivered in 2022) [104] after which Airbus planned to permanently cease production of the A380. Emirates received the final A380 (registration A6-EVS) built ...
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 ...
The deal was confirmed on 4 November 2001, when Emirates announced orders for 15 more A380-800s. An additional order for 21 A380-800s was placed two years later. In April 2006, Emirates replaced its order for the two freighter variants with an order for two A380-800s. In 2007, Emirates ordered 15 A380-800s, bringing the total ordered to 58. [39]
A6-EOG, the Emirates Airbus A380 used for the premiere of Living in the Age of Airplanes [44] Living in the Age of Airplanes premiered on April 6, 2015, on an exclusive Emirates Airbus A380 flight, which took off from Los Angeles International Airport, flew over Hollywood, circled over the Pacific Ocean, and landed at the same airport. [45]