Inkampani yezindiza i-Emirates namuhla imemezele i-oda lezindiza ezingama-40 A330-900, nezindiza ezingama-30 A350-900, emakhanda ezivumelwano ezisayinwe ne-Airbus. Lesi sivumelwano sibiza u-US $ 21.4 billion ngamanani entengo.
Indiza yakamuva ye-Airbus A330neo ne-A350, izokwethulwa e-Emirates kusukela ngo-2021 no-2024 ngokulandelana.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Airbus ne-Emirates bafinyelele esivumelwaneni ngokulethwa okuvelele kwe-A380. Inkampani yezindiza izokwamukela amanye ama-A14 ayi-380 kusuka ngo-2019 kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2021, ithathe incwadi yayo yonke eyi-oda engu-A380 iye kumayunithi ayi-123.
Ukuphawula ngesivumelwano sokulethwa kwe-A380, U-His Highness uSheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, uSihlalo kanye noMphathi Omkhulu, i-Emirates Airline and Group, uthe: “Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziningi zokuxoxisana, sifinyelele esivumelwaneni ne-Airbus neRoll-Royce.
“I-Emirates ibingumlandeli wokuqina we-A380 kusukela yaqala ukusebenza. Yize sidumele ngokuyeka i-oda lethu, futhi kuyadabukisa ukuthi lolu hlelo alukwazanga ukuqhutshwa, siyakwamukela ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso lesimo. Kithina, i-A380 indiza enhle ethandwa ngamakhasimende ethu nabasebenzi bethu. Kumahlukanisi we-Emirates. Sikhombisile ukuthi abantu bangandiza kanjani kangcono kwi-A380, kanti i-Emirates iwabekile amazinga ngalokho ngokwethula okuhlangenwe nakho kwamakhasimende okuhlukile ku-A380 njengeShower Spas yethu ne-Onboard Lounge. I-A380 izohlala iyinsika yemikhumbi yethu kuze kube ngama-2030s, futhi njengoba sikwenzile njalo, i-Emirates izoqhubeka nokutshala imali kumkhiqizo nezinsizakalo zethu ezisemkhunjini ukuze amakhasimende ethu aqiniseke ukuthi isipiliyoni se-Emirates A380 sizohlala sihamba phambili.
Esinqumweni sokuthenga ama-A330Neos nama-A350s, U-HH Sheikh Ahmed uthe: “Icebo lemikhumbi lase-Emirates lokusebenzisa imikhumbi emincane, yesimanje, futhi esebenza kahle yonke indawo lihlala lingashintshiwe. Ama-40 A330neos nama-30 A350 esiwa-oda namhlanje azosiza ukuxubana kwemikhumbi ye-Emirates, asekele ukukhula kwenethiwekhi yethu, futhi asinikeze ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe kokusebenza kangcono kwesidingo sonyaka noma sokuthola ithuba. Womabili ama-A330neos no-A350s azodlala indima ebalulekile ezinhlelweni zethu zezindiza nakuma-network. ”
Ama-A330neos azosatshalaliswa ezindaweni zesifunda ze-Emirates, kuphinde kuvumele inkampani yezindiza ukuthi isebenzise izikhumulo zezindiza ezincane futhi ngaleyo ndlela ivule imizila emisha nokuxhuma kwinethiwekhi yayo yomhlaba. Ama-A350s azokwengeza ukusebenza kwe-Emirates 'kokudonsa isikhathi eside, ukuhlinzeka othwali ngokuguquguquka okungeziwe ngokuya kokuthunyelwa kwamandla kuma-8 kuye kumahora we-12 ohambweni olusuka enkabeni yeDubai.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The A380 will remain a pillar of our fleet well into the 2030s, and as we have always done, Emirates will continue to invest in our onboard product and services so our customers can be assured that the Emirates A380 experience will always be top-notch.
- We have shown how people can truly fly better on the A380, and Emirates has set the standards for that by introducing customer experiences that are unique to the A380 like our Shower Spas and Onboard Lounge.
- While we are disappointed to have to give up our order, and sad that the programme could not be sustained, we accept that this is the reality of the situation.
