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The chairman of Emirates says they are in discussions about changing aircraft with Boeing
Emirates is looking at changing over a multi-million dollar aircraft order with the US aircraft maker, Boeing,
The company plans to swap its 126 Boeing 777-X jets for smaller 787 Dreamliners.
This comes part of a sweeping review of its future fleet requirements.
Demand for jumbo jets slumps following pandemic
This also comes at a time where the demand for international travel is falling due to COVID-19.
Emirate’s Chief Operating Officer Adel Al Redha said the company prefers to take the smaller Dreamliner sooner rather than later as it “offers better seat capacity”.
