He has just redeemed another 4: Why does the company Emirates continue to bet and invest in the Airbus A380?

Emirates continues to bet strongly on the legendary A380, the very large carrier who, however, no longer manufactured it by Airbus since 2021.

The Dubai airline announces that it will buy four Jumbo aircraft that had rented so far Dóric Nimrod Air Limited. Operation amount: $ 180 million.

Emirates had done the same last year (five acquisitions for $ 200 million) and bought two in 2023, the rental contracts came to an end.

Therefore, the operator ensures its fleet of Jumbo aircraft that have no less than 119 aircraft, including 92 assets that are destined to fly up to 2040.

This A380 choice may surprise. In fact, plane gourmet To explode, expensive to maintain, difficult to fill, not very profitable, it was abandoned by most of the main airlines of the planet for these reasons, especially after Covir’s health crisis, this is what has prompted Airbus not to manufacture it.

But for Emirates, it’s quite the opposite. Because the company, for its clients, its positioning and the interconnection links it offers – From the mega center of DubaiYou can turn it into a completely profitable device thanks to a good filling rate.

$ 5 billion for premium economy class

Therefore, large operators remain in the heart of the company’s strategy, especially from delays in the 777x of Boeing And delays in deliveries Airbus A350-900 (now the largest device of the European aircraft manufacturer) reduce the purchase possibilities.

Emirates is not only based on the A380, but the company also spends massively in its developments. In 2023, she spent $ 2 billion To equip it with its new Premium economy class, ready to accommodate 56 passengers in the more than 600 that the plane can assume.

It is added to the three existing classes. The company is particularly betting on this new class to attract new customers who want more than the economic class but cannot pay the luxury of the upper classes.

It provides up to $ 5 billion in expenses for these modernizations that also refer to Boeing 777 of its fleet.

“The vast program to modernize the Emirates fleet has progressed at a sustained pace with a completely renewed device every three weeks. Since the launch of the program in November 2022, Emirates engineering equipment has already modernized 60 planes,” the company said.