Emirates orders 30 Boeing 777-300ERs at Farnborough air show

DUBAI's Emirates Airline has ordered 30 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) during Britain's biannual Farnborough air show, the American aircraft manufacturer announced in a statement.

Emirates is already the world's largest 777 operator with a fleet of 86 through direct purchase and lease, plus an additional sixteen 777-300ERs previously on order.

Emirates is also the only airline in the world to operate every model in the Boeing 777 range, including the 777 Freighter, said the Boeing statement.

"Since we took delivery of our first 777 fourteen years ago, the airplane's reliability, performance and operating economics have firmly established it as the backbone of our fleet," said His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline.

"Our decision to further expand our 777 fleet reflects our plans to continue to build our fleet of the future and grow our expansive global network, which already spans six continents," he said.

Emirates took delivery of its first Boeing 777, a 777-200, in 1996, and since then it has deployed the 777 on short-, medium- and long-haul routes.
(Source:www.schednet.com)