Emirates, the world's biggest long-haul airline, ordered an additional 15 Airbus A350-900 wide-body aircraft valued at $6 billion at the Dubai Airshow on Thursday as part of its future growth plans.
This takes its orders at the Dubai Airshow this week to 110 additional aircraft, including the 95 wide-bodies it ordered from Boeing on Monday, for a total value of $58 billion at list prices. Customers typically get significant discounts.
“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,” said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline and group.
“We will work closely with Airbus and Rolls-Royce to ensure our aircraft deliver the best possible operating efficiency and flying experience for our customers.”
The order for the A350-900s came after differences between Emirates and engine-maker Rolls-Royce stood in the way of a deal for the larger A350-1000 model at the Dubai Airshow.
The airline was seeking guarantees from the UK manufacturer on the maintenance cost of the engines for the A350-1000 and their performance in harsh desert conditions.
Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB-84 powers the smaller A350-900s, while the Trent XWB-97 engines powers the A350-1000s. Emirates' new order takes its total for the Trent XWB family to 130 engines, which will start delivery in 2025, according to the UK company.
Rolls-Royce said discussions with Emirates on the engine for the larger A350-1000 variant will continue.
“We are happy to see Emirates continuing to build their A350 fleet which shows their trust in Rolls-Royce," Ewen McDonald, Rolls-Royce's chief customer officer of civil aerospace told The National on Thursday.
"We will continue our discussions with Emirates on the A350-1000 engine improvements and look forward to them choosing this aircraft in the future.”
Emirates already has an existing order for 50 units of the smaller A350-900 model. The new deal for 15 additional A350-900s will bring Emirates’ total A350s on order to 65.
The airline is scheduled to take delivery of the first A350 in August next year and with the latest order, the airline will receive A350 deliveries until early 2028.
"The A350-900s will add to our fleet mix and we are pleased to announce additional orders for this aircraft type," Sheikh Ahmed said.
"Emirates’ orders this week are all carefully planned to support our future growth."
Including its order for the 95 additional Boeing aircraft on Monday, Emirates will have a total order book of 310 wide-body aircraft.
Emirates is the largest operator of the Airbus A380 superjumbos, which will stay in service into the 2030s, and the airline is planning its future fleet beyond that with new wide-body aircraft orders such as the Boeing 777X.
"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," said Christian Scherer, Airbus chief commercial officer and head of Airbus International.
About Karol Nawrocki
• Supports military aid for Ukraine, unlike other eurosceptic leaders, but he will oppose its membership in western alliances.
• A nationalist, his campaign slogan was Poland First. "Let's help others, but let's take care of our own citizens first," he said on social media in April.
• Cultivates tough-guy image, posting videos of himself at shooting ranges and in boxing rings.
• Met Donald Trump at the White House and received his backing.
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- 400m Olympic running track
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- 600-seat auditorium
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- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
The 12 Syrian entities delisted by UK
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Political Security Directorate
Syrian National Security Bureau
Military Intelligence Directorate
Army Supply Bureau
General Organisation of Radio and TV
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The specs
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- Natural and grey hair takes colour differently than chemically treated hair
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Director: Goran Hugo Olsson
Rating: 5/5
FIXTURES
Fixtures for Round 15 (all times UAE)
Friday
Inter Milan v AS Roma (11.45pm)
Saturday
Atalanta v Verona (6pm)
Udinese v Napoli (9pm)
Lazio v Juventus (11.45pm)
Sunday
Lecce v Genoa (3.30pm)
Sassuolo v Cagliari (6pm)
SPAL v Brescia (6pm)
Torino v Fiorentina (6pm)
Sampdoria v Parma (9pm)
Bologna v AC Milan (11.45pm)
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW
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The UN General Assembly President in quotes:
YEMEN: “The developments we have seen are promising. We really hope that the parties are going to respect the agreed ceasefire. I think that the sense of really having the political will to have a peace process is vital. There is a little bit of hope and the role that the UN has played is very important.”
PALESTINE: “There is no easy fix. We need to find the political will and comply with the resolutions that we have agreed upon.”
OMAN: “It is a very important country in our system. They have a very important role to play in terms of the balance and peace process of that particular part of the world, in that their position is neutral. That is why it is very important to have a dialogue with the Omani authorities.”
REFORM OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL: “This is complicated and it requires time. It is dependent on the effort that members want to put into the process. It is a process that has been going on for 25 years. That process is slow but the issue is huge. I really hope we will see some progress during my tenure.”
Dust and sand storms compared
Sand storm
- Particle size: Larger, heavier sand grains
- Visibility: Often dramatic with thick "walls" of sand
- Duration: Short-lived, typically localised
- Travel distance: Limited
- Source: Open desert areas with strong winds
Dust storm
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- Visibility: Hazy skies but less intense
- Duration: Can linger for days
- Travel distance: Long-range, up to thousands of kilometres
- Source: Can be carried from distant regions
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