Emirates Celebrates Arrival Of First A380
Emirates ushered in a new era of aviation yesterday when its first A380 touched down in Dubai, with His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group on board the new generation double-decker plane, which arrived in Dubai at 17:46 hours.
Pictured: Emirates ushered in a new era of aviation today when its first A380 touched down at Dubai International Airport today.
He led a delegation of senior Emirates executives that flew in from Hamburg on the aircraft and a media group numbering around 70 was also on board.
HH Sheikh Ahmed said: “The arrival of our first A380 in Dubai is hugely significant for the city, Emirates and the Middle East aviation market.”
Pictured: The Emirates A380 seen at the Dubai International Airport as it taxies towards Gate 23. Seen in the background is an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 747-400F.
“This new generation aircraft takes the aviation industry to another level and will provide passengers with an unrivalled flying experience.”
Emirates is proud to be the A380 launch customer in the Middle East, the base for one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets.â€
The Emirates A380 landed smoothly at Dubai International Airport, which is designed to handle all aircraft including the double-decker plane, then taxied before stopping at Gate 23.
Pictured: Emirates’ first A380 landed at the Dubai International Airport at 17:46 yesterday
An official handover ceremony in Germany was held to celebrate the A380’s delivery to Emirates and during the next few days, standard checks and maintenance will be carried out on the A380 – which will have three classes, comprising a 14-seat First Class, 76-seat Business Class and 399-seat Economy Class – before its inaugural flight to JFK Airport in New York on 1st August.
Following the A380’s arrival in New York, Emirates is taking the opportunity to showcase the first of its 58 double-decker aircraft during promotional visits to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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