- Newest order provides capability to satisfy robust buyer demand amidst Dubai’s rising prominence as a most popular international logistics hub
Emirates has positioned a agency order for five extra Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026.
Along with its earlier orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending supply from Boeing from now till finish 2026.
As well as, Emirates has signed a multi-year lease extension with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise for 4 Boeing 777Fs in its present fleet. Based mostly on these investments, by December 2026, Emirates SkyCargo expects to function a fleet of 21 production-built Boeing 777 freighters, considerably increasing its present fleet of 11 models.
Emirates additionally stays invested in changing 10 passenger Boeing 777-3000ERs into freighters for additional capability and fleet progress.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Government, Emirates Airline and Group mentioned: “We’re investing in new freighter plane to satisfy surging demand and supply our clients world wide with much more flexibility, connectivity, and choices to leverage market alternative.
“Demand for Emirates’ air cargo providers has been booming. This displays Dubai’s rising prominence as a most popular and trusted international logistics hub, and likewise the success of Emirates SkyCargo’s bespoke options that tackle the wants of shippers in numerous trade sectors.”
“Emirates continues to set the path for our trade and we deeply respect the belief they’ve positioned within the Boeing widebody household to serve because the spine of their international fleet,” mentioned Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Industrial Airplanes. “We’re proud to help Emirates SkyCargo’s progress because it depends on the efficiency and flexibility of our 777 Freighter to additional join the world.”
Even because it inducts new freighter plane into its operations, Emirates’ cargo division will proceed to harness the airline’s all wide-body passenger fleet to facilitate the quick, dependable and environment friendly motion of products worldwide, providing clients extra flexibility with a fleet combine comprised of 777s, 777-Fs, 747Fs, A350s, and A380s.
The Dubai authorities’s plans to increase Al Maktoum Worldwide airport (DWC) is about to create the world’s largest hub when it comes to capability. DWC will finally be capable of course of 12 million tonnes of cargo yearly, supporting the expansion of the close by Logistics District which is deliberate as a global base for international cargo and transport firms, and a part of Dubai’s masterplan to turn into the pre-eminent multi-modal cargo hub for air, sea and land connections.
As a part of its imaginative and prescient for the subsequent period of its progress, Emirates plans to decide by the top of this calendar 12 months on its future freighter fleet for 2028/29 and past, with the Boeing 777-8F and Airbus A350-1000F as contenders.
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