I-airline ye-Emirates namhlanje ibhengeze umyalelo weenqwelomoya ze-40 A330-900, kunye neenqwelomoya ze-30 A350-900, kwiintloko zesivumelwano esisayinwe ne-Airbus. Isivumelwano sixabisa i-US $ 21.4 yebhiliyoni kumaxabiso oluhlu.
Isizukulwana samva nje senqwelomoya ye-Airbus A330neo kunye ne-A350, iya kuhanjiswa kwi-Emirates ukusuka kwi-2021 kunye ne-2024 ngokulandelelanayo.
Ukongeza, i-Airbus kunye ne-Emirates bafikelele kwisivumelwano malunga nokuhanjiswa kwe-A380 ebalaseleyo. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya iya kufumana ezinye ii-A14 ezili-380 ukusuka ngo-2019 de kube sekupheleni kuka-2021, ithatha iyonke incwadi yoku-odola ye-A380 kwiiyunithi ezili-123.
Ethetha ngesivumelwano sokuziswa kwe-A380, Ukuphakama kwakhe uSheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, uSihlalo kunye noMlawuli oyiNtloko, i-Emirates Airline kunye neQela, wathi: "Emva kweenyanga ezininzi zeengxoxo, siye savumelana ne-Airbus kunye neRolls-Royce.
“I-Emirates ibingumxhasi othembekileyo we-A380 ukusukela oko yasekwayo. Nangona siphoxekile kukuncama umyalelo wethu, kwaye silusizi kukuba inkqubo ayikwazanga kuzinziswa, siyayamkela ukuba le yinyani yemeko. Kuthi, i-A380 yinqwelomoya emangalisayo ethandwa ngabathengi bethu kunye nabasebenzi bethu. Ngumahluko we-Emirates. Sibonise indlela abantu abanokwazi ngayo ukubhabha ngcono kwi-A380, kwaye i-Emirates imise imigangatho yaloo nto ngokuzisa amava abathengi abakhethekileyo kwi-A380 njenge-Shower Spas kunye ne-Onboard Lounge. I-A380 iya kuhlala iyintsika yenqanawa yethu ukuya kowama-2030s, kwaye njengoko besisoloko sisenza, i-Emirates iya kuqhubeka ukutyala imali kwimveliso yethu ye-onboard kunye neenkonzo ukuze abathengi bethu baqiniseke ukuba amava e-Emirates A380 aya kuhlala ephezulu.
Kwisigqibo sokuthenga i-A330Neos kunye ne-A350s, HH Sheikh Ahmed wathi: “Isicwangciso-qhinga seenqwelo ze-Emirates sokusebenzisa ulutsha, lwale mihla, kunye nolusebenzayo lwezithuthi ezilonke luhlala lungatshintshwa. I-40 A330neos kunye ne-30 A350s esiyi-odolayo namhlanje iya kuhambelana nomxube wezithuthi ze-Emirates, zixhase ukukhula kwenethiwekhi yethu, kwaye zisinike uguquko olungakumbi lokusebenzela ngcono imfuno yamaxesha onyaka okanye enethuba. Zombini ii-A330neos kunye nee-A350 ziya kudlala indima ebalulekileyo kwiinqwelo zethu zexesha elizayo kunye nezicwangciso zenethiwekhi.
I-A330neos iza kuthunyelwa kwiindawo zengingqi ze-Emirates, kwaye yenza ukuba inkampani yeenqwelo moya isebenze kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezincinci kwaye ngaloo ndlela ivule iindlela ezintsha kunye noqhagamshelo kuthungelwano lwayo lwehlabathi. I-A350s iya kuncedisa imisebenzi ye-Emirates 'ehamba ixesha elide, inika umxhasi ukuguquguquka okongeziweyo malunga nokusasazwa kwamandla kwi-8 ukuya kwiiyure ze-12 kwi-hub yayo yase-Dubai.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- 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.
