{"id":256054,"date":"2019-09-04T15:51:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=256054"},"modified":"2019-09-04T16:33:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T19:33:36","slug":"emirates-rethinking-its-fleet-plans-amid-slowdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/emirates-rethinking-its-fleet-plans-amid-slowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates rethinking its fleet plans amid slowdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 After years of rapid growth fueled by some of aviation\u2019s biggest-ever jet deals, Dubai-based carrier <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emirates.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirates<\/a> is reviewing its fleet requirement in light of the demise of the Airbus SE A380 jumbo and a deteriorating global economy, regional media outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gulf Business<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>Emirates president Tim Clark (pictured) said there are signs of diminishing demand and growth rates, as mounting trade tensions and political unrest weigh on economies around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Seat factor was down 10% in Emirates flights to Hong Kong, for instance, after weeks of nonstop protests, said Clark, with freight demand also \u201cgreatly affected\u201d by the upheaval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201cWe\u2019re not in a good place at the moment, but we\u2019ll deal with it,\u201d Clark said, adding that \u201cbottoming out might take three to five years.\u201d Even before global demand began to go down, Clark had launched fleet review plans, partly prompted by the end of manufacturing of the Airbus A380, which had been a cornerstone of <em>Emirates<\/em>\u2019 expansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Airbus closing production after the final run of planes is built, Emirates will retire the A380 in the next 10 to 15 years and will \u2018look at range of alternatives to maintain the structure of network,\u2019\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>The fleet review is a sign of shifting priorities for <em>Emirates<\/em>, which became the leading carrier in the world by deploying the A380 and the original Boeing 777 through its Dubai hub.<\/p>\n<p>In the president\u2019s seat for 16 years now, Clark conceded that the biggest jets may be nearing the limits of expansion and that some cities may be better served with a different fleet makeup.<\/p>\n<p>Emirates is looking into its fleet profile as part of a broader study launched in February, after it decided that its operations could no longer revolve around the A380, since Airbus had been reluctant to invest in the model.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Emirates had announced a USD 21 billion deal for 30 A350-900 and 40 A330-900neos. <a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/airbus-entregara-o-ultimo-a380-para-emirates-em-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It slashed its order for A380 by 39 units to 123 planes, with delivery through 2021<\/a>.<em>\u00a0Emirates<\/em> is the single biggest A380 buyer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-256049\">Christian Charisius\/Dpa\/AFP<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The carrier\u2019s president Tim Clark sees demand cooling off as trade tensions mount. Emirates announced a USD 21 billion contract for 70 Airbus jets earlier this year, even as it scaled back its A380 orders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":256049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[11030,11029,9687,11028],"class_list":{"0":"post-256054","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-a380-en","9":"tag-economic-slowdown","10":"tag-emirates-en-2","11":"tag-tim-clark"},"wps_subtitle":"The carrier\u2019s president Tim Clark sees demand cooling off as trade tensions mount. Emirates announced a USD 21 billion contract for 70 Airbus jets earlier this year, even as it scaled back its A380 orders. 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