Emirates on Wednesday agreed to buy an additional eight Airbus A350-900 aircraft, bringing its total order for the type to 73.
The deal, announced at the Dubai Airshow, includes Rolls-Royce Trent XWB84 engines to power the new A350s. The entire purchase is valued at $3.4 billion.
The aircraft ordered Wednesday are expected to be delivered in 2031.
“The Emirates A350’s entry into service last November has given us welcome additional capacity,” Emirates Group Chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in a statement. “It has also enabled us to introduce Emirates’ latest inflight products to more customers, including our popular premium economy seats. We look forward to working closely with Airbus on the delivery of our remaining aircraft including the new units that we have ordered today.”
Emirates has received 13 A350-900s so far and is now waiting on 60 more.
Earlier this week, the carrier ordered 65 more Boeing 777X aircraft. Emirates now has a total of 375 new widebody jets on order across both Airbus and Boeing, Maktoum said.
Emirates’ current fleet is largely built around the A380 and the 777-300ER.
