High demand
Emirates aims to get all Airbus A380s back in the air quickly
Emirates Airlines has by far the largest fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft in the world
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Demand for long-haul flights has increased rapidly. Emirates Airlines wants to reactivate its 119 Airbus A380 jets. But there is a problem in getting the planes parked in the desert back into service.
The world’s largest fleet of wide-bodied aircraft, the A380, should be fully airborne again as soon as possible in view of the increasing number of passengers. This was announced by the head of the Emirates airline, Tim Clark, on Wednesday in Berlin on the sidelines of the ILA air show.
Accordingly, 65 to 70 of the 119 operational Emirates examples of the world’s largest passenger aircraft are currently flying. The remaining planes are scheduled to be activated once crews are trained, Clark said. “We’ll bring her back as soon as we can.”
“The bottleneck is our training capacity.” 40 to 50 pilots still have to be trained, as do cabin crews. It is about the highest standard of safety. “We don’t make any compromises.” Lufthansa is also considering returning its mothballed A380 in view of the strong demand for tickets. The decision on this should be made in the summer.
Emirates is also presenting its A380 at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Schönefeld. Emirates has been trying for years to get additional landing rights so that it can also fly to BER in Germany.
“Why build a great new airport and not let anyone in?” Clark asked. They want to provide additional services and not harm anyone, Clark assured, “including our friends in Frankfurt,” he added, referring to Lufthansa. At the same time, he ruled out withdrawing from other airports such as Hamburg in favor of BER.
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