Emirates modifies economy category cabins to provide additional cargo capacity
Emirates features introduced additional cargo potential by detatching seats from the market class cabins of the airline's Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
The measure has been introduced in response to the strong air cargo industry demand for the rapid, reliable and efficient transportation of essential commodities such as for example Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, food, machinery and other supplies all over the world.
Emirates SkyCargo will get operating 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with economy school seats removed enabling up to 17 tonnes or perhaps 132 cubic metres of additional cargo capacity per flight along with the 40-50 tonne cargo capacity found in the belly hold of the wide body passenger aircraft.
Nabil Sultan, Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo, Emirates said, “We have been working flat away, 1st to re-connect a worldwide network of more than 85 destinations and to introduce capability options that fit what our buyers demand from us including passenger aircraft flying sole with belly hold cargo and loading cargo found in the overhead bins and on passenger seats. Nowadays, with the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with modified Economy Category cabins, we will be able to transport even more cargo per air travel, allowing for more cargo to reach their destination more quickly and for better cargo operations.”
The modification of the Overall economy Category cabins of the 10 Emirates Boeing 777-300ER is being executed at the state of the art Emirates Engineering facilities in Dubai. Engineers remove 305 Market Seats in one aircraft, fixing safety equipment and implementing frequent load bearing tests during the method. Seven aircraft have been completely altered by the Emirates Engineering team, with three considerably more aircraft due to prepare yourself by mid-July 2020.
By the finish of the task, the Emirates Engineering team would have taken out 3,050 seats, which is safely and hygienically stored away till enough time the aircraft are necessary for passenger providers. The seats will become fitted back to the aircraft and examined for passenger security and comfort.
