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Full EK Fleet details link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...jaJsL6h_SKCB04 (with thanks to murtaza12)

Current fleet numbers:

A380 - 119 total

28 equipped with Premium Economy. Retrofit to other frames in progress.
Typically, between 85 and 90 aircraft are in service at any given time.

B77W - 123 total

Premium Economy retrofit programme expected to start in Q2-Q3 2024.

B77L - 10 total

9 aircraft in service. 1 stored at DWC due to lease/ownership issue.

A380 Retirements (2024):
None

B77W Retirements (2024):
None

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Apr 29, 2018, 9:40 am

#271

ZRHMD11

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Yes, may be she is just doing some maintenance work.....But I know that EBP together with EBS and EBT are scheduled to join Rossya Airlines....If the plans have changed, what is also a possibility, I am not sure.

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Apr 29, 2018, 2:58 pm

#272

Str1tch

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Originally Posted by murtaza12

A6-EOO went to DWC today. A 3 year old frame...

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Originally Posted by murtaza12

Sure about the 777-300s? Looks like EMV and EMX are in service, and EMR seems to be in maintenance, unless it's withdrawn from use for good. Meanwhile EMT has been at DWC since 1st April.

Yes, 2 777-300s in active service (EMV and EMX) with 1 (EMT) in DWC storage. EMQ and EMR are being stripped down at DXB maintenance after being withdrawn from service.

As a side note A6-EDW just returned from maintenance so there are currently 125 active pax aircraft. EK currently has a lot of fleet flexibility with all the parked aircraft and could conceivably add 20 aircraft to the active fleet before calendar year end if they had the need and available crews.

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Apr 29, 2018, 3:03 pm

#273

Str1tch

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Originally Posted by ZRHMD11

I believe A6-EBC is also scheduled to depart for Russia as well, either with Rossiya or VIM.

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Apr 30, 2018, 1:30 am

#274

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Originally Posted by Str1tch

I believe A6-EBC is also scheduled to depart for Russia as well, either with Rossiya or VIM.

Strange. I thought the Rossiya deal was only for A6-EBA, EBL, EBP, EBS and EBT. EBC's serial number was never mentioned in the post...

As for VIM, well they went bankrupt so no planes are going there. A6-EBD did and that's lying in storage at AUH apparently.

Apr 30, 2018, 1:42 am

#275

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Found this on another forum:

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Apr 30, 2018, 4:07 am

#276

Str1tch

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Thanks for the info. Somewhere I saw that EBC was being returned as well... I guess it's a fluid situation..

Apr 30, 2018, 4:09 am

#277

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Found this on another forum:

Very interesting indeed. It would be great to get a clearer understanding of the specific codes and color coding being used...

Apr 30, 2018, 5:13 am

#278

ZRHMD11

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A6-EEZ went into storage in DWC this morning....this the 3. A380 stored.....up to 6 A380 will be stored in May-June....:-(

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Apr 30, 2018, 7:42 am

#279

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A6-EEZ went into storage in DWC this morning....this the 3. A380 stored.....up to 6 A380 will be stored in May-June....:-(

The chart in the previous post is extremely interesting... 20 frames in total stored coming up now in May

Apr 30, 2018, 8:08 am

#280

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"Very interesting indeed. It would be great to get a clearer understanding of the specific codes and color coding being used..."

Looking at April 18, we see:

1 773L < 777/300 A6-EMR
3 77WP < 777/300ER with crew rest area: A6-ECP, A6-ECT, A6-EGF
7 77WR < 777/300ER without crew rest area: A6-EBB, EBI, EGJ, EGO, EGS, EGZ, ENT and ENU....so, we have 8 frames stead 7....maybe the pic ist old?
1 388U < A380 with crew rest area: A6-EDB

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Apr 30, 2018, 12:24 pm

#281

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Thanks for the info. Somewhere I saw that EBC was being returned as well... I guess it's a fluid situation..

EBC never left EK, it's still in service.

EBD went to VIM, which went bankrupt, so EBD was apparently returned to EK. According to FR24, it has been in Moscow since early March.

Apr 30, 2018, 12:26 pm

#282

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Lots of theories on other forums and social media. Wonder why they're going in... maintenance? Crew shortages? Massive cutbacks on flights to US because of crew shortages?

May 1, 2018, 2:43 am

#283

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EBC never left EK, it's still in service.

EBD went to VIM, which went bankrupt, so EBD was apparently returned to EK. According to FR24, it has been in Moscow since early March.

EBD was leased by EK so if anything it went back to the lessor, not EK.

May 1, 2018, 2:45 am

#284

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Lots of theories on other forums and social media. Wonder why they're going in... maintenance? Crew shortages? Massive cutbacks on flights to US because of crew shortages?

It's not just flight cutbacks to the US, but slower than anticipated growth systemwide, which isn't helped by the crew shortage.

Thanks for the chart clarifications

May 1, 2018, 4:08 am

#285

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EBD was leased by EK so if anything it went back to the lessor, not EK.

Correct, EBD was leased by ALC.

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Originally Posted by Str1tch

It's not just flight cutbacks to the US, but slower than anticipated growth systemwide, which isn't helped by the crew shortage.

Thanks for the chart clarifications

It was ZRHMD who explained the chart, however I have a question.

On the chart it shows 13 77Ws stored in May 2018 and then 10 stored in June 2018.
Does this mean that total 77Ws stored will be 23 or that 3 will return to service?

I read a blog post and that claims that according to this chart EK will have 40+ aircraft in storage. Surely the crew shortages can't be that bad? I was under the impression that the chart is showing aircraft cycling in and out of storage and not new aircraft being stored every month.

@ZRHMD11 what's your take on this?