Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has expanded its aircraft refurbishment programme to another 28 Boeing 777-300ERs, as a result of fleet-renewal delays. The airline has 170 Boeing 777-9s on order ...

Originally, Emirates intended to refurbish 67 A380s and 53 777s. However, as the depth of the delivery delays became apparent, it extended the program to include an additional 43 A380s and 28 Boeing ...

Emirates (EK, Dubai International) has upped its investment in fleet refurbishment programs to USD4 billion to help counter ongoing aircraft delivery delays, according to vice president and chief ...

The original plan called for 120 aircraft – 67 A380s and 53 777s to undergo full refurbishment. The Boeing 777 remains the backbone of the Emirates fleet, and the A380 is the airline’s flagship ...

Emirates regional sales manager Dean Cleaver said the $5bn fleet refurbishment was undertaken due to the delayed delivery of new 777X aircraft. Ordered in 2014, Boeing has repeatedly pushed back ...

Emirates is going even further ... taking their time to get into airlines’ hands, refurbishment offers opportunities to green up the fleet they have. Passenger comfort is important, but so ...

From the trials, Emirates said its engineers discovered several unexpected solutions for instance: that existing food catering trucks could be easily repurposed to move parts destined for ...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Emirates today announced the Middle East carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing dedicated freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters, valued at more than $1.7 ...

Emirates will serve 44 cities sporting its latest Boeing 777 and A380 cabin interiors on over 379 weekly departures. The carrier has expanded its Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 fleet refurbishment ...

Emirates’ ambitious fleet refurbishment programme aims to cover over 220 aircraft, representing a significant $5 billion investment in bettering customer experiences across its global network.

According to the airline, the adoption of the Airbus S.FP+ software solution is set to “further improve aircraft dispatch reliability while enabling strategic data-driven decision-making for Emirates’ ...