EK announces largest 777 order ever.

[markis10]

Article states EK will have 44 A380s by 2013, that's impressive. Any other airlines come close to those numbers?

Wish I was the salesperson for Airbus looking after the EK account, think of the bonuses!

 

[browski]

The question is, do they even have room for that many planes at Dubai? It is one thing to have financial power to buy these planes, it is another thing to find places to park all these planes.


The only thing I can think of is for them to fly non Dubai routes around the world where they can get 5th freedom.

Question answered.
Dubai opens new airport, set to become world's largest

 

[Justchecking]

Are there even that many routes in the world where an A380 is viable? To echo another thought....it's one thing to have the $$ to buy them, but are they going to be useful for much more than decorating a desert airport?

There is one way to put EK out of business overnight. Build a teleportation machine....

 

[browski]

Are there even that many routes in the world where an A380 is viable? To echo another thought....it's one thing to have the $$ to buy them, but are they going to be useful for much more than decorating a desert airport?

There is one way to put EK out of business overnight. Build a teleportation machine....

Yeah, the thing is that Emirates is not just UAE's airline. There are more than enough routes.
They are India's airline, the Philippine's airline, Nigeria's airline and Australia's national flag carrier.
The thing that will put EK out of business is a fuel efficient, fast, non-LCC aircraft that can fly India-Canada/US and Australia-Europe non-stop.

 

[docjames]

Article states EK will have 44 A380s by 2013, that's impressive. Any other airlines come close to those numbers?

Not the most reliable source, but QF and SQ seem to be the closest (QF orginally 20+4 which ISTR is now 16+4, SQ 19+6 are the next two).

List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia