Emirates orders an additional 65 Boeing 777-9s
Flying with a young and modern fleet, equipped with innovative cabins, has always been a pillar of Emirates' strategy as the world's leading operator of Boeing 777s. On the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2025, it announced the order of an additional 65 Boeing 777-9s, powered by GE9X engines, valued at $38 billion at list prices.
The first deliveries of the 777-9s are expected to start in the second quarter of 2027, equipping Emirates' new aircraft with cutting-edge, industry-leading in-flight products. Emirates' combined Boeing portfolio now reaches 315 widebody aircraft, comprising 270 Boeing 777X, 10 Boeing 777 freighters and 35 Boeing 787s; while the company's order book with GE Aerospace for GE9X engines rises to 540 units, including the additional 130 units ordered today.
The project represents a long-term commitment of great importance to the U.S. aerospace industry, with the goal of supporting hundreds of thousands of highly skilled jobs in the industry throughout the duration of the programs.
The agreement also strengthens the feasibility study of the Boeing 777-10, the largest variant of the 777X family, and provides that Emirates may convert its 777-9 order to the 777-10 or 777-8 models.
Throughout its 40-year history, Emirates has operated all models in the Boeing 777 family and today operates the largest fleet of 777s in the world, powered by GE90 engines. The current 119 Boeing 777-300ERs, 10 Boeing 777-200LRs and 11 Boeing 777 freighters connect Dubai to more than 140 cities, facilitating global trade, tourism and trade traffic on six continents.
Following today's order, Emirates expects deliveries of Boeing aircraft through 2038, a long-term commitment and partnership that will involve thousands of workers engaged in the production and assembly of the 777X and GE9X engines in the United States, in states such as Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
