Emirates orders 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft

Emirates has unveiled an order for 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow.

The deal, which is worth $38 billion at list prices, takes the airline’s orderbook with Boeing to 315 widebody aircraft and spans deliveries through to 2038.

The orderbook comprises 270 Boeing 777Xs, 10 Boeing 777 freighters and 35 Boeing 787s.

Emirates said the order “also provides strong backing for Boeing’s feasibility study to develop the 777-10, a larger variant of its 777X family, with the airline signing up for options to convert its latest 777-9 order into the 777-10 or the 777-8”.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said: “Emirates is already the world’s largest Boeing 777 operator and we are expanding our commitment to the programme today with additional orders worth US$ 38 billion for 65 Boeing 777-9s, and 130 GE9X engines.

“This is a long-term commitment and testament to our partnership with Boeing and GE, and to US aerospace.”

Stephanie Pope, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, added: “We are deeply honoured that Emirates has once again selected the Boeing 777X to power its future as the airline refreshes its world-class fleet and expands its vaunted global network.

“Boeing has been a proud supporter of Emirates over the past 40 years as the airline has grown into one of the world’s leading carriers and developed a reputation for excellence and innovation. We look forward to growing our partnership and for Emirates to fly Boeing airplanes for decades to come.”

Meanwhile, is to extend a retrofit plan with 60 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 51 Boeing 777s to receive the airline’s latest cabin innovations from August 2026.