Emirates’ current situation might just be the clearest example of how the aircraft manufacturer duopoly leaves airlines choosing between the lesser of evils, rather than something they’re actually excited about…
Emirates’ initial plan was to rely almost exclusively on the Boeing 777X for fleet renewal, since that’s the largest aircraft that’s expected to be manufactured in the future. The airline has 205 of these planes on order, and desperately wants to take delivery of them.
Well, it sounds like Emirates might be planning on yet another new aircraft variant soon. Bloomberg is reporting that Emirates is in advanced talks to order at least 30 Airbus A350-1000s, with options for more. So this would be the larger variant of the A350, complementing the existing A350-900s. An agreement could be announced in the coming days, at the Dubai Air Show.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
