Emirates SkyCargo has added 2 Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet and is expecting 15 more freighters to join its fleet from announced orders and its freighter conversion program. The new aircraft will add immediate capacity along with the expected deliveries of A350s in the late 2024 followed by B777-Xs in 2025.
Over the next decade, Emirates SkyCargo expects to double its existing capacity, add over 20 new destinations to its freighter network, and offer even more flexibility and services to its customers with a fleet mix of over 300 wide-body aircraft comprising: 777s, 777-Fs, 747-Fs, A350s, and A380s.
Nabil Sultan, Divisional Senior Vice President, Emirates SkyCargo said: “The 2 new 747-Fs which we have leased will give us immediate capacity, while we wait for delivery of 5 new 777Fs in 2024 and 2025, and 10 777-300ERs to roll out of our conversion program over the next 5 years. We believe even these additional planes will not be sufficient. By then, we’ll have the MRO set-up to quickly and efficiently scale-up our freighter conversion program if we needed to.”
The two Boeing 747-Fs, secured on a long-term wet lease, complement Emirates SkyCargo’s existing fleet of 11 Boeing 777 freighters, and are currently being deployed to Chicago three times weekly, and to Hong Kong nine times weekly.
