Airbus will deliver the last ever A380 superjumbo this autumn.
The planemaker, which has 海角视频 bases in Broughton in North Wales and Filton in South Gloucestershire, took the decision to phase out the programme in 2019 and the last wing departed
Now Emirates will receive three more A380 aircraft from Airbus this year.
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The last unit on order - and final ever A380 - is scheduled to join its fleet in November, bringing forward the original delivery timeline from June 2022.
Sir Tim Clark, president Emirates Airline, said: “We’ve come to an agreement with Airbus to bring forward the delivery of our remaining A380 orders and have secured financing for these units.
"These new aircraft will also add more highly sought-after Premium Economy seats into our inventory, as we prepare to fully launch this cabin product in the coming months.”
He added: “Emirates will continue to be the largest operator of this spacious and modern aircraft for the next two decades, and we’re committed to ensuring that the Emirates A380 experience remains a customer favourite with ongoing investments to enhance our product and services.”
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All three new A380s to be delivered will be fitted out with Emirates’ Premium Economy cabin as well as its latest A380 cabin interiors.
As travel restrictions ease with the global roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, come October, Emirates will have reinstated its A380 operations on over a dozen popular routes between Dubai and: Amman, Cairo, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester, Mauritius, Moscow, Munich, New York JFK, Paris, Toronto, Vienna, Washington DC, and Zurich.
Emirates’ 4-class A380s are currently operating on its London Heathrow and Paris Charles De Gaulle routes.
In Toulouse, Airbus will convert its A380 production line in to a modern, digitally-enabled A320/A321 final assembly line (FAL).
It is not yet known exactly what will become of Broughton's giant wing plant but as the sector starts to rebound it is hoped the space will be a useful asset as production steps up again.