Its value exceeds 6.24 billion dirhams
Emirates Airlines orders 5 new Boeing cargo planes
Ahmed bin Saeed: "Investment in new cargo planes reflects (Emirates Airlines) confidence in the growth in demand for air freight and the aviation sector in general, and serves our continued growth."
Emirates Airlines will receive the order in 2024 and 2025.
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Emirates Airlines has announced that it has placed a firm order for five new Boeing 777-300LR freighters.
The company said in a statement that it will receive two aircraft in 2024, and the remaining three aircraft in 2025, pointing out that the new order, worth more than $ 1.7 billion (6.24 billion dirhams), raises the total orders of Emirates Airlines to 200 wide-body aircraft.
demand growth
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and the Group, said: "We are investing in new cargo planes, so that we can continue to meet the demand of customers with the latest fuel-saving aircraft."
His Highness added: “This demand reflects (Emirates Airlines) confidence in the growth in demand for air freight and the aviation sector in general, and also serves our continued growth, which is driven by the extension of our global network, the advanced handling infrastructure in our center in Dubai, and the specialized transportation solutions developed by (Emirates Airlines) to meet various The needs and requirements of our customers.
freight market
For his part, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO, Stan Dale, said: "We appreciate the confidence that (Emirates Airlines) has consistently placed in us in relation to its fleet of (Boeing) aircraft," pointing out that the expansion of the fleet of additional 777 freighters provides For fuel, it will allow Emirates Airlines to support the increasing demand for its services in the freight market, and to transport goods quickly and efficiently, from origin to various destinations in the Middle East and around the world.
Expansion Investments
According to Emirates Airlines, the airline had previously announced at the Dubai Airshow last November, an investment worth one billion dollars to expand air cargo capacity, including two new Boeing 777F aircraft that have already joined the fleet this year, in addition to Plans to convert 10 Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into cargo aircraft, while the conversion work of the 10 aircraft is scheduled to begin in 2023.
«Boeing 777F»
Emirates was the first customer of the Boeing 777F freighter, and since then, the versatile aircraft has become an essential part of the airline's operations, serving regular and charter flights to destinations across six continents.
The range and payload capabilities of the 777F allow Emirates to efficiently transport heat and time-sensitive cargo from origin to destination, whether it is time-sensitive goods, fresh produce, medicines and pets, or cars and racehorses.
Cargo fleet
Emirates Airlines currently operates a fleet of 11 Boeing 777F freighters, and provides cargo capacity in the holds of the passenger fleet of Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 wide-body aircraft.
Emirates Air Cargo, the cargo arm of Emirates Airlines, is one of the largest air cargo carriers in the world, offering a range of solutions specifically designed to meet the requirements of dealing with it.
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