Emirates Speeds Last A380 Deliveries, Hastening Superjumbo’s End - Bloomberg
Emirates will receive its final A380 jetliner six months early, ending an Airbus SE superjumbo program that proved too big to compete in a changing air-travel market.
Three more aircraft will be delivered by November, the Gulf carrier said Wednesday in a statement, speeding a timetable that had targeted June 2022.
“We’ve come to an agreement with Airbus to bring forward the delivery of our remaining A380 orders and have secured financing for these units,” Emirates President Tim Clark said in the statement.
Its A380 fleet will reach 118, including six with premium-economy seats that are proving popular with leisure travelers as the Covid-19 pandemic sinks demand for first-class and business-class seats.
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