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Emirates Receives the First of 65 A350-900 Airliners
Aircraft will support new medium- and long-haul routes out of Dubai
Emirates Airbus A350-900
Dubai-based Emirates is adding 65 Airbus A350-900 airliners to its fleet.

Emirates has started taking deliveries of the 65 Airbus A350-900 widebody airliners the Gulf carrier has on order. The airline announced the first of the new arrivals on Wednesday as part of its plan to boost medium- and long-haul scheduled services from Dubai.

The flag carrier placed the big A350 order to support its broader plans to bolster Dubai’s latest Economic Agenda, which calls for more than 400 additional cities to have direct trade links with the emirate over the next decade. The new aircraft will operate from Emirates’ hub at Al Maktoum International Airport, which is part of the Dubai World Central development.