Aircraft
Emirates Sheds Last Airbus A330 and A340
Retirements leave the airline with 85 A380s and 160 Boeing 777s
An Emirates Airbus A330 taxis at Manchester Airport in the UK in 2010. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Pixels)
An Emirates Airbus A330 taxis at Manchester Airport in the UK in 2010. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Pixels)

Emirates Airline has retired its last Airbus A330 and A340 widebodies from active service, the carrier announced Thursday. The moves make it the only carrier in the world to operate a fleet of all Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s for its passenger flights.