We were the first airline to place an order for this ultra-efficient twin-deck, four-aisle aircraft.
A380 environmental facts
- The A380 burns up to 20% less fuel per seat than today’s largest aircraft
- This is the most significant advancement in reducing fuel burn and emissions in four decades
- Low fuel burn means lower C02 emissions. The A380 produces less than 75g of C02 per passenger kilometre, almost half of the European target for cars manufactured in 2008
- Emirates A380s will progressively feature digital inflight magazines, entertainment guides and shopping catalogues, saving 2kg per seat or almost one tonne per aircraft
- Emirates A380s, which offers more space per passenger in all classes, will also meet ICAO’s gaseous emissions standards by a substantial margin
- We will comfortably meet current Stage Three and proposed Stage Four noise level standards
- Our new A380 maintenance facilities in Dubai are new state of the art, efficient buildings
- A380s feature lightweight materials that account for 25% of its structure
- Our emissions components – such as NOx – will be well under the regulated ‘cap four’ rule
- Emirates is working with Airbus to further reduce weight of our future A380s
- Larger aircraft mean less takeoff and landings (in passenger terms, some Emirates A380 versions would be the equivalent of flying up to seven smaller aircraft types)
- Emirates average fleet age is less than half that of many European airlines, meaning newer technology and efficiency breakthroughs characterise our aircraft.