Emirates Airline plans to add its premium economy product on 120 of its widebody aircraft, building on the six A380s which are already equipped with the new cabin.
The carrier has halted flights to the West African country amid a dispute between the civil aviation authorities of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
With British Airways resuming long-haul Airbus A380 service and Qatar Airways ‘reluctantly’ preparing to welcome back the aircraft, Routes looks at the latest operations of the superjumbo.
Emirates SkyCargo plans to induct two Boeing 777Fs into its fleet in 2022 and have Israel Aerospace Industries convert four of the airline’s passenger 777-300ERs into freighters between 2023 and 2024.
Airbus overall lost multiple billions on a program that it once hoped would help it take over the lead from Boeing in commercial aviation. While that success was achieved anyway, the A380 only made it much harder.
Emirates is in negotiations with both Boeing and Airbus about potential shifts in deliveries for its 777X, 787-9 and A350 fleets, and is criticizing Boeing for its lack of transparency vis-à-vis customers on its proposed schedule.
The airlines, which have existing approvals from regulators to operate a joint business until March 2023, will seek re-authorization to continue the core elements of the partnership until 2028.