Emirates has confirmed it will continue to operate a substantial fleet of A380s into the 2030s, but that numbers will reduce as it introduces smaller widebodies. Speaking on the Emirates World podcast, airline President Sir Tim Clark said: "You will see the residual A380 fleet, probably about 80 or 90 of those by the turn of the decade (2030s]." With only 13 more A380s to be delivered to Emirates before production ends in 2021, the airline's focus for new aircraft are twin jets, comprising 150 777Xs (115 777-9s and 35 777-8s), 40 A330-900s and 30 A350-900s The first 777X was contracted to be delivered in 2020, but with the aircraft only due to begin flight testing in Ql next year, its delivery date will inevitably slip. Emirates also has a yet-to-finalised agreement for 40 787s.
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