It will begin with a service to Edinburgh… This is your sign from the powers that be (and us) that you should book a holiday: Emirates has announced that its first Airbus A350 will take-off in January 2025.

Leading Middle East airline unveils aircraft to fleet including ‘state-of-the-art’ aerodynamics, lightweight materials and HBCplus connectivity.

Emirates has officially unveiled the very first Airbus A350-900 to join its fleet at an exclusive event showcase in Dubai.

After considerable delays, which seems to be the norm nowadays, Emirates finally took delivery of its first of 65 Airbus A350-900s on November 25. The aircraft, which is registered A6-EXA, left Toulouse at 17:00 and, following an unusual route, arrived in Dubai 7h 17m later at 03:17 local time the next day.

Emirates took delivery on Monday of its first long-delayed Airbus A350-900 widebody jet in Toulouse, marking the first new aircraft model to join its fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s since 2008.

Emirates A350 delivery. The aircraft was officially handed over to Emirates on Monday, November 25 and was scheduled to embark on its ferry flight from Toulouse (TLS) to Dubai. Af

It will begin with a service to Edinburgh… This is your sign from the powers that be (and us) that you should book a holiday: Emirates has announced that its first Airbus A350 will take-off in January 2025.

The widebody aircraft will officially enter commercial service in January, when it makes its debut flight to Edinburgh