Confirmado el dia de hoy en el Dubai Airshow
150 Boeing 77X
50 A380
Today, we have broken all records in civil aviation history by ordering 200 aircraft. This includes 150 Boeing 777X – 35 Boeing 777-8Xs and 115 Boeing 777-9Xs – plus 50 purchase rights, and an additional 50 Airbus A380 aircraft.
The total order, excluding the purchase rights, is worth an estimated US$99 billion (around Dhs364 billion) at list prices. The Boeing aircraft order is worth US$76 billion (around Dhs279 billion) and the Airbus order is worth US$23 billion (around Dhs84 billion).
Combined, it is the largest aircraft order in civil aviation history. Interestingly, our Boeing order is also the single largest aircraft order by value in the history of U.S. commercial aviation.
We now have on order 385 aircraft – 214 Boeing 777s, 101 Airbus A380s, and 70 A350s – at a total estimated value of US$166 billion (around Dhs610 billion). This excludes options and purchase rights.
Why are we ordering so many aircraft?
I assure you that we don’t make such big announcements to grab media headlines or to satisfy an ego trip. Our orders are backed by solid research, meticulous planning and robust financials now and in the future.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, three billion people travelled by air in 2012, and more than six billion people will do so by 2030. We need to be prepared for the quantum leap in air travel. You also know that we are gearing up to receive 70 million passengers by 2020.
We have one of the youngest fleets in the skies – the average age of our aircraft is 77 months – and we would like to maintain that status quo. It means better comfort for our customers, better maintenance and, above all, better safety.
In the medium term, we will be retiring approximately 50 aircraft in three years. Today’s order will help us replace these and grow our fleet numbers. While delivery of the newly launched 777X is scheduled to start in 2020, delivery of 25 of the A380s will begin before the first quarter of 2018. In the meantime, deliveries on our current order book will help us cater to demand.
Boeing 777s
Our 777-8X will potentially seat 342 passengers in three classes, and the 777-9X will seat over 440 passengers in two classes. With more than 131 in service, we already operate the largest fleet of 777s anywhere in the world. We are the only airline to fly all variants of the 777 family.
The 777 is the workhorse of our fleet.
Airbus A380s
As you are well aware, with 39 in service, we also currently operate the world’s largest fleet of A380s. We now have 101 A380s on order worth US$45 billion (around Dhs165 billion). The A380s in today’s order will come in two- and three-class configurations. Our A380s have been a true crowd-puller and have given us enormous advantages in terms of efficiency, economics and customer comfort.
The A380 is the flagship of our fleet.
Our long-term vision to build bridges and connect people to places and their passions is on course to becoming a reality. Tomorrow is here, and everything is possible.
150 Boeing 77X
50 A380
Today, we have broken all records in civil aviation history by ordering 200 aircraft. This includes 150 Boeing 777X – 35 Boeing 777-8Xs and 115 Boeing 777-9Xs – plus 50 purchase rights, and an additional 50 Airbus A380 aircraft.
The total order, excluding the purchase rights, is worth an estimated US$99 billion (around Dhs364 billion) at list prices. The Boeing aircraft order is worth US$76 billion (around Dhs279 billion) and the Airbus order is worth US$23 billion (around Dhs84 billion).
Combined, it is the largest aircraft order in civil aviation history. Interestingly, our Boeing order is also the single largest aircraft order by value in the history of U.S. commercial aviation.
We now have on order 385 aircraft – 214 Boeing 777s, 101 Airbus A380s, and 70 A350s – at a total estimated value of US$166 billion (around Dhs610 billion). This excludes options and purchase rights.
Why are we ordering so many aircraft?
I assure you that we don’t make such big announcements to grab media headlines or to satisfy an ego trip. Our orders are backed by solid research, meticulous planning and robust financials now and in the future.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, three billion people travelled by air in 2012, and more than six billion people will do so by 2030. We need to be prepared for the quantum leap in air travel. You also know that we are gearing up to receive 70 million passengers by 2020.
We have one of the youngest fleets in the skies – the average age of our aircraft is 77 months – and we would like to maintain that status quo. It means better comfort for our customers, better maintenance and, above all, better safety.
In the medium term, we will be retiring approximately 50 aircraft in three years. Today’s order will help us replace these and grow our fleet numbers. While delivery of the newly launched 777X is scheduled to start in 2020, delivery of 25 of the A380s will begin before the first quarter of 2018. In the meantime, deliveries on our current order book will help us cater to demand.
Boeing 777s
Our 777-8X will potentially seat 342 passengers in three classes, and the 777-9X will seat over 440 passengers in two classes. With more than 131 in service, we already operate the largest fleet of 777s anywhere in the world. We are the only airline to fly all variants of the 777 family.
The 777 is the workhorse of our fleet.
Airbus A380s
As you are well aware, with 39 in service, we also currently operate the world’s largest fleet of A380s. We now have 101 A380s on order worth US$45 billion (around Dhs165 billion). The A380s in today’s order will come in two- and three-class configurations. Our A380s have been a true crowd-puller and have given us enormous advantages in terms of efficiency, economics and customer comfort.
The A380 is the flagship of our fleet.
Our long-term vision to build bridges and connect people to places and their passions is on course to becoming a reality. Tomorrow is here, and everything is possible.