Emirates Takes Delivery of 80th Airbus A380 Superjumbo

China Aviation Daily 

Emirates Airline has taken delivery of its 80th A380 Superjumbo from Airbus, with another 62 pending delivery, the gulf carrier announced via its social accounts.

The A380-800 Superjumbo, Registration A6-EUB, was delivered to the airline in Hamburg, Germany on June 21, followed by its delivery flight to Dubai International Airport (DXB).


Following delivery of their first A380 in July 2008, Emirates took delivery of their 50th A380 in July 2014.

The Dubai-based carrier has 142 A380s on order. With the arrival of "A6-EUB", there are still 62 A380s pending delivery, of which 21 A380s will join the fleet this year.


Emirates now operates the world's largest fleet of A380 aircraft, currently serving 40 different destinations across the globe. On July 1, the airline will launch a daily A380 service to Vienna, its 41st A380 destination.