Emirates operates the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft.
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The bottom line. Overall, the A380 seems to come out far ahead in first class as there may also be wider availability of tickets. It also comes ahead in business class unless passengers are traveling in pairs and do not need access to the bar.
Emirates has the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777s, and plans to start phasing out older first generation classic 777s (777-200ER, 777-300) in favour of new 777Xs. In October 2014, Emirates retired its first Boeing 777 after 18 years of service, and the same month took delivery of its 100th Boeing 777-300ER.
Emirates operates the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. We fly these modern aircraft to nearly 100 cities on six continents, carrying millions of passengers across the globe each year.
However, Skytrax ratings are based on a variety of criteria and Emirates may not have met all the requirements for achieving five stars. For example, Skytrax looks at factors such as cabin comfort, in-flight entertainment options, food quality and customer service standards when determining their star rating system.
Emirates helped turn Dubai into the global transit hub that it is today, and the A380 is the plane that really enabled Emirates to do that. For the Dubai-based carrier, the A380 is more than just another aircraft.
Looking to the future, Emirates' President, Sir Tim Clark is concerned and has expressed his desire for Airbus to build a replacement super jumbo jet – just bigger in size.
The main difference in terms of economy seat specifications between Emirates' 777 aircraft and the A380 is the extra 1 inch of seat width (18 inches versus 17 on the 777). However, the legroom (a standard 32 inches) and seat recline (3-4 inches) are identical.
The project will refresh 120 aircraft in total – 67 Airbus A380s and 53 Boeing 777s – and will take the airline almost two and a half years to complete. Beginning in earnest in November 2022, the refit will see over 1,000 first class seats and 37,000 economy class seats retrimmed and refurbished.
As expected, most of the major airlines have all achieved seven out of seven stars. Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin are all on the list. But what's interesting is the number of smaller airlines who have a seven-star ranking. Jetstar, AirAsiaX and EasyJet all made the 7-star list.
The jetliner is recognizable for its large-diameter turbofan engines, six wheels on each main landing gear, fully circular fuselage cross-section, and a blade-shaped tail cone. The 777 became the first Boeing airliner to use fly-by-wire controls and to apply a composite structure in the tailplanes.
What makes the plane so expensive? The 777-300ER can carry 365 passengers compared with the 787-9's capacity of 280. The GE engines on the 777 model develop 62% more thrust than the 787's two engines. The plane is also longer than the Dreamliner, has a greater wingspan and a greater wing area, and is taller.
The countries with the largest number of destinations served by Emirates are the United States with 12 (13 airports), India with 9, Pakistan and the United Kingdom with 5 (7 airports in the UK) and Australia, Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia with 4.