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Emirates to Receive First A380 Aircraft

Posted on: Friday, 6 June 2008, 06:00 CDT

Emirates Airline has announced that it will receive the first of its 58 A380 aircraft on order from Airbus's Hamburg facility in Germany on July 28, 2008.

The 58 A380s on Emirates's order book are worth $18.8 billion at current list prices. Emirates said that, powered by Engine Alliance's GP7200 engines, its A380s are capable of flying up to 15,000km on a full load, and offer fuel economy as low as 3.1 liters per 100 passenger kilometer.

The airline also said that, in its current financial year ending March 2009, it will receive delivery of five A380s, all featuring its ultra long-haul configuration of 489 seats with 14 in first class, 76 in business and 399 in economy, and 10 tons of bellyhold capacity for cargo.

Emirates has already announced plans to deploy its first A380 aircraft on its routes from Dubai to New York, London Heathrow and Sydney-Auckland, and will shortly announce details of its first commercial A380 service.

Ahmed Al-Maktoum, chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline & Group, said: "The A380, with its large capacity and excellent operating economics, will be one of the pillars of Emirates's future growth. Despite the high oil prices, for us, demand remains strong and the A380's combination of range, capacity and fuel efficiency will help Emirates to continue achieving our growth targets."

Source: Datamonitor

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