Emirates Airline took delivery Friday of its second Airbus A380

UAE. Emirates Airline took delivery Friday of its second Airbus A380 after some delays. Media reports had earlier claimed the delay was due to supplier issues with interior outfitting.

The new superjumbo will enter commercial service on the Dubai-New York route starting on 27 October. This increases Emirates’ A380 service on the route to once-a-day. Emirates operates two flights a day to New York JFK, the second daily service using a Boeing 777-300ER.

The double-decked aircraft arrived at Dubai International Airport at 03.30pm local time. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group said: "Emirates has an environmental goal to operate the world's most eco-efficient fleet and our second A380's arrival will further reduce the airline's average fuel use per passenger.

"By 2013, the arrival of at least 100 new aircraft and the retirement of some older aircraft will see a further improvement in Emirates' overall fleet efficiency." Emirates' A380s offer a fuel burn of three liters per 100 passenger kilometers. Emirates, the Middle East’s biggest airline, put its first giant A380 into service on 1 August with a direct flight from Dubai to New York. It has said that it will receive a total of five planes during its current financial year ending next March.

Emirates, with 58 firm orders for the A380 out of a total 198 from manufacturer EADS, is the biggest customer for the delay-plagued European plane and is the second client to take delivery after Singapore Airlines which already has five.

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