Emirates A380 Returns to the Skies with Extra Seating Class

Emirates completes retrofit of two-class A380 aircraft

Emirates has completed the retrofit of its first two class A380 aircraft as part of the airline’s multibillion-dollar cabin refurbishment program

Emirates completes first retrofit of two-class A380 with new Premium Economy cabin

Airline plans to refurbish 15 aircraft of the same configuration as part of wider fleet modernization program

Emirates A380 returns to the skies with extra seating class

An Emirates Airbus A380 has returned to the skies with an extra seating class after the superjumbo underwent an epic transformation. The Emirates double decker, registered A6-EUX, is the first of 15 Airbus A380s that are being remodeled as part of a multi-billion dollar retrofit announced earlier this year. Under the program, high-density two-class Airbus A380s are being given a three-class layout upgrade with the introduction of premium economy…

Emirates Adds Premium Economy to More Airbus A380s

Emirates’ multi-billion-dollar aircraft retrofitting project has just entered a new phase. The first Airbus A380, which would usually offer only economy and business class cabins, has now been upgraded to feature the airline’s award-winning premium economy cabin. “The reconfiguration of our two-class A380 into a three-class layout that brings our popular Premium Economy seating onto the upper deck illustrates the extensive capabilities of our te…

Emirates Reconfiguring 615-Seat Airbus A380 (World's Highest Capacity Plane)

Emirates is currently undergoing an aggressive retrofit project for the interiors of its aircraft, to introduce a new product standard, and also to roll out premium economy. Along those lines, the airline is now reconfiguring the highest capacity aircraft that it flies. With this, we’ll no longer see any commercial aircraft with over 600 seats.Emirates’ densest A380s go from 615 to 569 seatsEmirates has a fleet of well over 100 Airbus A380s. Whi…

Emirates Says Goodbye to its 615 Seater Superjumbo as Airline Reaches 'Defining Milestone' for Premium Economy

Emirates is bidding farewell to the densest configuration of its flagship Airbus A380 superjumbo, a plane that was able to carry 615 passengers across its two decks, with a whopping 557 standard Economy seats stretching across the entire Main Deck and more than half of the Upper Deck. We’ve known for a few months that Emirates was planning to reconfigure its so-called ‘Two Class’ Airbus A380s by adding a Premium Economy cabin – and because Premi…