Dubai, UAE – Dubai-based Emirates on Thursday announced an order for 15 long-haul Airbus A350-900s, bringing to 110 the number of additional aircraft the company has ordered at this year’s Dubai Air Show.
“The A350-900s will add to our fleet mix and we are pleased to announce additional orders for this aircraft type, said Emirates chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum in a statement.
“We plan to deploy our A350s to serve a range of new markets including long-haul missions of up to 15 hours flying time from Dubai.”
The deal is worth $6 billion, the statement said, and all-told Emirates has committed to spending $58 billion on new aircraft at this year’s event in Dubai, the statement said.
On Monday, Emirates announced a much larger order, worth $52 billion, for 55 Boeing 777-9s, 35 777-8s and five 787 Dreamliners.
Its sister airline flydubai, a budget carrier, separately ordered 30 Boeing 787-9s valued at $63 billion — its first wide-bodied, or large-capacity, planes as it looks to expand to new routes.
Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer said in a statement that Thursday’s deal represented “another solid step forward in the longstanding relationship agreement between Emirates and Airbus”.
He added: “Just as the A380 established itself at the heart of Emirates operations, we are equally proud of what the A350 will do in the years to come.”
