I don't think so. The original order placed which was to have the Alliance engines was for 90 aircraft. If this still stands the new cabin will be 5 airframes before the new engines.

The first with RR engines will be s/n 225, A6-EUM.

Indeed - if you look here:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a6-ebl

You can see its gone to Poland.

That corrresponds with the 91st airframe comment. 3 times A to Z = 78, plus A to L (12) for a total of 90 with EA engines.

Just an update about the A380 fleet:

A6-EUE, EUF, EUG and EUH are the first ULR with F14 C76 Y426 stead of Y399/401.
This is possible due relocating the crew rest area in the cargo bay.

Next deliveries:

EUI: LR F14 C76 Y429
EUJ, EUK and EUL: ULR F14 C76 Y426
EUM: F14 C76 Y429. From this frame on, all A380 will have RR engines.
EUN, EUO, EUP and EUQ: 2 class LR C58 Y557
EUR: ULR F14 C76 Y426

777/300 A6-EMS which was stored in DWC, is now back in service.

And A6-EMU - been to BOM and back today.

A6-EMR has been positioned DWC - DXB as well.

Unfortunately that is correct, I am about to board it in an hour :(:(

It seems all the stored 777 aircraft are now back in service and the 777-300ERs that were to be returned off lease will be staying a while longer. My guess is it may have something to do with the imminent delivery delay of the first RR powered A380s due to technical issues with the engines. A new blade coating will have to be applied in order for them to be able to handle the hot and sandy DXB conditions.

A6-EMK, the last 777-200ER, was withdrawn from service.

What is the IFE for A6-ECB? I wonder if ECY and ECZ is Ice Digital Widescreen, but ECB does not mention the IDW?

A6-ECB is ICE.

A6-ECY and A6-ECZ are ICE Digital Widescreen.

Compared with airfleets.net the list of aircraft in post #2 is missing the A380s of A6-EOV to EOZ and all EUx.

I think the list just hasn't been updated for a while thats all.

I **think** there are some 777s missing too.

What reg numbers are next for the 777s after EPZ?

Will it be A6-EQ...?

Looks like it will be A6-EQx

Seems that B773 A6-EMN and EMP have been stored.

Hi Murtaza12

A6-EUI has definitely Y426....!!

First I got the information she has Y429, but this was wrong!

The first B777/300ER left the EK fleet:

A6-EBD, a 2-class frame went to the russian carrier Vim Avia Airlines.

A6-EBK, a 3-class frame has been stored in DWC since a few weeks.

On the other hand, a new B77W, A6-EQB (a 3-class frame) joined the fleet!

Does anyone know if the first A380 with the new bar design will be a retrofit or new frame?

Any idea when the 777-300 (not ERs) are leaving the fleet? Have been on the DEL night flight a couple of times this year and ended up with those old screens not working both times.

Only 4 frames (out of 12) are still in service....I believe EK will retire them till years end.

F8 c42 y306

Do any insiders/gurus know why the new 777-300ERs don't fly often to Europe? I'm wondering why A6-EPV onwards rarely fly those routes over the American/GIG and shorter ME routes. Really hoping to try the new J this year.

I'm no insider/guru but I figure that since these are ULR frames they would be best used on the US/South America 777 routes and nearby destinations between ULR rotations. The ULR frames are definitely starting to feel outdated when you consider that in BOS we sometimes get non -ICE digital widescreen frames. For the US, it's definitely a welcome change especially when you consider that IAH and DFW were downgraded from the 380, so the difference to a J passenger is pretty big on a 12-16 hour flight.

Shorter ME routes may be explained by crew training on the new config, America (North and South) can be explained by potentially better fuel economy on ULH

The age of the airframe is only one factor. I assume that those making the decision would look at the maintenance schedule of each aircraft. This depends on other factors, such as number of takeoffs/landings and hours flown.

Perhaps it is just a temporary decision.....I believe these frames will be back to service as soon as the Catar crisis is over and the second flight to SEA and BOS are back in the schedule.

All increasing (by a very small amount) the chances of an upgraded J this year to GLA ;-)

B777/300 A6-EMS was delivered to russian carrier Vim Airlines.

This is the second frame that goes to this company, the first being B777/300ER A6-EBD.

I also really don't know why BOS doesn't get newer frames given that routes such as IAH, DFW, and ORD are getting the newest 10 frames. It's obviously not a LH vs ULH problem.

Looks like it's BOS, SEA, and MCO as far as 77Ws go (ECA-EGH). BOS-DXB on June 20th for me was ECO and the return on July 9th was ECM. Meanwhile the DXB-BLR and BLR-DXB sectors were EPU and EGR with newer IFEs.

The 1st gen IDW touchscreens don't work properly either. You touch it in one place and the mouse moves about 1.5 inches to the right of where you tapped.

This doesn't explain why BOS/SEA/MCO are getting older (ECA-EGH) frames.

Stored B777/300 A6-EMM was returned to the leasing company, and she left DXB bound for Teruel / Spain for further storage.

A6-EMN soon to follow, with the rest of the -300 fleet not far behind.

The two 777's I've seen ferried to the states at BOS have both been painted white.

ECP and ENN are in storage at DWC now too.
However, ECK returned from storage.

Thus, I believe, this has nothing to do with the frames becoming old, but more like EK not needing the whole fleet due to things like the Qatar Crisis, and temporarily storing some frames.

Which are the A380s with the new lounge? Are they ULH frames?

Wow I hope ECP comes back soon. Still have nostalgic memories of such a great flight on that bird.