{"id":1559,"date":"2023-01-07T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T10:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationnews-inetrnational.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2023-01-14T08:15:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T08:15:27","slug":"emirates-first-retrofitted-a380-aircraft-enters-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=1559","title":{"rendered":"Emirates&#8217; first retrofitted A380 aircraft enters service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Dubai carrier Emirates has announced the deployment of its first retrofitted A380 aircraft on the Dubai-London Heathrow service.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">The Emirates A380, to be completely refurbished under the airline\u2019s $2 billion retrofit programme, will be operating as EK003. The retrofit work was done on A6-EVM, the first of 120 Emirates aircraft to have completed its refurbishment, said the airline in its statement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">The fully refreshed A380 features Emirates\u2019 latest products and interiors across all cabins, including 56 premium economy class seats on the main deck, and new colour palettes evident in the carpeting and wall panels.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">On the upper deck, first and business class seats sport Emirates\u2019 latest cream-coloured leather upholstery and lighter-toned wood finishing, similar to the airline\u2019s \u2018game changer\u2019 product, said the statement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Emirates\u2019 signature ghaf tree motif also features prominently throughout the interiors, including hand-stencilled panels in the First Class Shower Spa, it added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Emirates Airline President Tim Clark said: &#8220;Customers will notice the difference the moment they step onboard &#8211; the spacious A380 will look and feel even more impressive and comfortable. With our latest interiors and products, this newly refurbished aircraft elevates our inflight experience in all classes of travel, and enables us to offer more premium economy seats to meet customer demand.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;I\u2019m particularly proud that this refurbishment work was designed, conducted and completed inhouse at our facilities in Dubai, to the highest standards of quality and safety. It reflects the world-class aviation capabilities and infrastructure that exists within Emirates, and here in the UAE,&#8221; he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Emirates said the next 380 aircraft lined up for its make-over is A6-EUW, and work is expected to be completed by the end of this month.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">As the programme progresses, engineers will work simultaneously on 2 aircraft, it stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;This means that one aircraft in the fleet will be withdrawn from service every eight days and transferred to Emirates Engineering facilities,&#8221;Emirates Airline,&#8221; stated Clark.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai carrier Emirates has announced the deployment of its first retrofitted A380 aircraft on the Dubai-London Heathrow service. 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