Emirates Airlines has announced that it will receive its first Airbus A350 aircraft in October.
According to Amac News: In the announcement of Emirates Airlines, it is stated that with the receipt of this aircraft, a total of 5 Airbus aircraft will be delivered to this company by the end of this year.
On the sidelines of the first edition of the Dubai Artificial Intelligence and Web 3 Festival, Adel Alredha, the director of Emirates Airlines, said that the company will receive 5 Airbus planes by the end of December this year, while no Boeing planes have been received so far.
He added that due to the delay in the delivery of the aircraft, we had to extend the service of some of our current aircraft.
Alredha also referred to the company's aircraft modernization program and Emirates' commitment to providing the best customer experience, noting that the aircraft modernization program covers 190 aircraft, following an increase in the number of aircraft targeted for modernization, according to a program that has more than It costs 3 billion dollars.
He explained that the delivery challenges go back years, as many companies involved in aircraft manufacturing were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for air travel was so high that it exceeded the ability of these companies to respond to market demands and reorganize their operations effectively.