Emirates Airlines ends the renewal of 48 aircraft on its fleet

Emirates Airlines reported that it has completed, during the current week, the renewal and modernization of 48 aircraft in its fleet, as part of the update program, which is the largest of its kind in the industry in the world, with investments of about five billion dollars (18.35 billion dirhams), including 220 aircraft.

The company told «Emirates Today» that the renovation of 29 Airbus A380 aircraft, in addition to 19 Boeing 777 within its fleet, has been completed, pointing out that renewal and modernization operations come within the framework of the carrier’s commitment to providing an unparalleled experience for travelers in the atmosphere.

The Emirates Engineering Center is responsible for managing and implementing comprehensive modernization work in the internal compartments of the fleet, where more than 250 employees are currently working on the project, around the clock, and with the support of 31 partners and resources, while workshops have been created for this project.

The Emirates Airlines launched a program to update and renew the fleet of 120 aircraft, including 67 Airbus A380 and 53 Boeing 777 aircraft.

In May 2024, Emirates Airlines announced the addition of 43 other Airbus A380 and 28 Boeing 777 aircraft for its program to update the fleet of its aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft subject to the program to 191 aircraft.

At the beginning of this March, Emirates Airlines expanded in the fleet renewal program, bringing the number of aircraft that the carrier intends to update to 220 aircraft.

According to Emirates Airlines, the expansion of the update program would ensure the continued carrier in providing its customers with a comfortable travel experience, as Boeing 777 aircraft forms the backbone of the Emirates Airlines fleet, while the preferred Airbus A380 is a favorite of customers.

The first Boeing 777, the first Boeing 777, began the stage of a comprehensive renewal in early July last year, when the travelers’ cabin on the plane was reshaped.

It is noteworthy that the total number of aircraft in the Emirates Airlines fleet, which is the largest international carrier in the world under service, reached 259, of which 249 passengers, and 10 aircraft for air freight services, along with 315 “on demand”.

According to the data, the Emirates Airlines fleet includes 116 Airbus 380 giant aircraft, as well as 120 Boeing 300er-777, 10 Boeing 200LR-777 aircraft, and 10 Boeing 777f charging aircraft, to which three Airbus 900-A350 aircraft, the latest in the fleet of the fleet The carrier.

As for the number of “demand” aircraft at the carrier, it is 315 aircraft, including 62 Airbus 900-A350, 170 Boeing 9-777 aircraft, 35 Boeing 8-777 aircraft, as well as 15 Boeing 10-787, and 20 Boeing 8-787 aircraft, in addition to 13 Boeing aircraft Devoted for air charging.

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Updated aircraft destinations

Emirates Airlines is currently operating its updated aircraft to John F. Kennedy airports in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, London Heathrow, Sydney, Auckland, Crystashsh, Melbourne, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangalore, Sao Paulo, Tokyo Narita, Osaka, and Geneva, in addition to Dubai.

. 18.3 billion dirhams of the carrier investments in the fleet renewal program, including the total update of 220 aircraft.