Photo caption: His Highness (H.H.) Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, looks on as His Highness (H.H.) Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group (front centre); Jim Albaugh, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (left) and David Joyce, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aviation (right) take part in a signing ceremony at the Dubai Air Show.  

Record breaking aircraft order is the single largest by any airline with Boeing

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has placed the single largest aircraft order in dollar value in Boeing’s history for an additional 50 777-300 ER aircraft, worth approximately US$ 18 billion (€13.2 billion) in list price. The order also included 20 777-300 ER options valued at US$8 billion (€5.8 billion), for a total of 70 aircraft valued at US$ 26 billion (€19 billion).

This record breaking long-range aircraft order, adds to Emirates existing world’s largest fleet of 95 777s in service including nine 200 ERs, 10-200 LRs, 12-300s, 61-300 ERs and three freighters. Emirates had 40 777-300 ERs already on the order books, so with this order it now stands at a firm order of 90 777-300 ERs.

The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the Dubai Air Show by His Highness (H.H.) Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and Jim Albaugh, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The signing was also witnessed by Emirates senior executives, Tim Clark, President, Emirates airline and Adel Al Redha, Emirates Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations as well as David Joyce, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aviation, whose GE 90-115B engine will power the 777-300 ER aircraft.

“With 61 777 300-ERs currently in service, this record breaking dollar value order is another milestone for Emirates  and affirms our strategy to expand our long haul destinations and continue to excel as a world leading carrier, connecting the world to Dubai and beyond,” said H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group.  “The Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft plays a pivotal role in Emirates development of a modern fleet to meet the demand for global air travel for the future.”

The 777-300ER will be operated in a three-class configuration with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class seats and 310 Economy Class seats and offers an additional cargo payload of 20.1 tonnes.

“This 777-300 ER order gives Emirates the ability to replace some of our older existing aircraft allowing us to maintain our leadership in fuel efficiency as well as providing our customers with an updated superior product,” said Tim Clark, President, Emirates. “Our passengers can look forward to continued innovations in aircraft comfort, entertainment and service for which Emirates is renowned.”

Emirates currently has a fleet of 162 wide-bodied aircraft, flying to 115 destinations in 67 countries. The airline is on track to become one of the largest airlines in the world. In addition to the 50 777-300 ERs announced, Emirates has an additional 73 Airbus A380s, 70 Airbus A350s, 40 777-300 ERs and six  Boeing freighters on order, for a total of 239 wide-body aircraft worth more than US$92 billion (€67 billion).

Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus.