Emirates Airline Cabins
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Emirates Airline has a fleet of over 114 aircraft, with an average age of 5.4 years. It has a variety of different Boeing and Airbus types, and constantly updates them, with the latest digital display screens, and flat bed initiatives for their First and Business class passengers, as well as improving the legroom of Economy class passengers. Currently televisions are on all of Emirates Airlines Fleet, which include the Airbus A330, Airbus A340, and the Boeing 777. Currently Emirates is spending $14 million to update each aircraft. At the moment all 30 Boeing 777-300ERS, have the new layout and amenities. The new Boeing 777-200LRS and Airbus A340-500's also have the new layout. Presently aircraft being renewed are the Boeing 777-300's, the Boeing 777-200ER's and the Airbus A340-300's.
It is currently rumored that the 58 Airbus A380's the airline has on order, will have new and even better and more advanced facilities than their current First Class suites. Skytrax has seen the design plans and has rated the design plans as 5 star seating. The first Airbus A380 will arrive in August 2008.
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[edit] Cabin
[edit] First Class
On all Airbus A340-500 and most 777-300ER flights, first class passengers have full suites, complete with closing doors to ensure privacy, mini-bar, coat rack and ample storage. The seat converts into a 2 metre (6 foot 7 inch) fully-flat bed.
On board the new generation of Emirates Boeing 777-200 and 777-300 aircraft, passengers have fully-flat beds, mini-bars and gourmet meals (including caviar and champagnes such as Dom Perignon) are available on demand, as well as over 600 channels of entertainment.
[edit] Business Class
On business class, the following features are included on some routes:
- Airline seats with a 60" pitch that recline to angled lie-flat beds with ample room for taller passengers on the newer planes
- Electrically operated massage, privacy partition, backrest recline, seat pan extension, footrest extension, leg rest extension and lumbar support on the newer planes.
- Adjustable winged headrest with six-way movement.
- Two individual reading lights and one overhead light in each seat.
- Large personal table along with a smaller cocktail table.
- 19 in (48 cm digital display screen except front rows which have 15.4 in (39 cm) screens.
- Touchscreen as well as handset controls for in-flight entertainment features.
- Touchscreen as well as discrete button controls for seat and privacy divider.
- Chefs have created a choice of meals all served on fine bone china with linen napkins. Each meal is accompanied by a range of wines.
- Complimentary drinks and canapés prior to the meal.
- Business Class passengers receive complimentary chauffeur driven service to and from selected airports. At the airport passengers experience exclusive Business Class check-in desks, baggage is labelled with priority handling tags, and passengers are offered the choice to relax in the Business Class lounge facilities at most airports. Emirates is also upgrading business class seats beginning summer 2007.
[edit] Economy Class
The seat has a seat pitch of 34 in (86 cm) (Boeing 777) or 32 in (81 cm) (other aircraft) and a width of 17 in (43 cm) (Boeing 777) or 18 in (46 cm) (other aircraft) as well as a 150° seat recline. Like standard economy class seats, adjustable headrests and footrests are available on every seat. On the A340-500 there is a 10 in (25 cm) screen, and 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) on other aircraft,[1] for in-flight entertainment and in-seat power supply at selected seats. A minibar is located at the back of the aircraft where light snacks and drinks are offered during the flight.
Each seat is equipped with a flat screen giving access to over 600 channels of entertainment. The Emirates ICE (information, communication and entertainment) system gives over 130 on-demand movies, 60 TV channels or listen to any of 350 audio channels.
Every seat is equipped with a telephone handset and games controller for the 40 games on board, SMS and email.
Emirates, like China Southern offers a 10-abreast (3-4-3) seating in economy class cabins on the Boeing 777 aircraft in comparison to the 9-abreast (2-5-2 or 3-3-3) seating used by other operators.
Recently, Emirates has introduced its new generation Economy Class product. This product is currently available on select Boeing 777-300ER ULR and all 777-200LR on flights from Dubai to Houston(IAH) and São Paulo(GRU). With more legroom, extra recline and 32" between seats. Emirates also offers the new ICE Digital Widescreen on this aircraft, offering over 1000 channels of entertainment, in-seat power and a 10.6" widescreen in Economy Class. [1]
[edit] In-flight entertainment
Emirates offers in-flight entertainment on its entire fleet.
Panasonic Avionics Corporation has been selected to create the new IFE system which will be installed on all of Emirates Fleet, using the new ex2 system. 15 video channels, containing 164 new movies, 3 classic films, World Movies and a variety of specially selected TV programs, can all be found on Emirates in-flight entertainment. 26 audio channels offer the latest hits, classic albums, music from around the world and classical music as well as interviews.
- Large widescreen Liquid crystal display television with 1280 X 768 resolution
- A range of movies, TV, music, games, and interactive programs
- Built-in office software, based on Sun Microsystems StarOffice Productivity Suite for use with USB Port
- In-seat AC power port (in select aircraft, including the new generation Economy Class seats).
[edit] ICE
[edit] Information
Operated by Emirates Airline, ICE is an in-flight entertainment system. ICE (Information Communication Entertainment) is found in all of Emirates Airline's Airbus A340-500, and all of Emirates Airline's Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 777-200 fleet. The system is based on the 3000i system from Panasonic Avionics Corporation. ICE provides passengers with a direct data link to BBC News. ICE is the first IFE system to be connected directly to automatic news updates. This is complemented by ICE's Airshow moving-map software from Rockwell Collins. Along with this software comes ICE's unique system of exterior cameras located on the aircraft. These cameras can be viewed by any passenger through the IFE system during takeoff and landing.
[edit] Communication
ICE also contains a link to an in-flight email server which allows passengers to access, send or receive emails for US $1 per message. ICE also contains a seat-to-seat chat server[2].
[edit] Entertainment
ICE allows passengers to choose from a library of movies, audio CDs, and video games. ICE offers over 130 on-demand movie titles and 15 video-on-demand channels, 60 prerecorded television channels, 350 audio channels, and around 50 video-game titles. ICE can also be accessed in 10 different languages such as English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, and Japanese.[3] Since 2003, all entertainment options are available on demand to all classes with options to pause, forward, and rewind them.
ICE uses the Wisemen 3000 hardware and Dolby digital personal cinema headphones for economy class, and active noise cancelling headphones for business and first class.
[edit] Newspapers and Magazines
Newspapers and magazines are available to all first & business class passengers on Emirates flights. Complimentary newspapers are also provided to all economy class passengers. The Emirates in-flight magazine, Openskies, is provided to all passengers on all flights.
[edit] Emirates Lounges
First and business class passengers, as well as Skywards Gold and Silver members, have access to Emirates Lounges, located at several airports throughout the airline's network. In addition to the Emirates Lounge, Emirates passengers are able to use the Department of Civil Aviation's (DCA) First Class lounge in Dubai. The airline has 33 lounges in 16 cities, with plans for 13 more. It also has affiliation with 53 other lounges.
[edit] References
- ^ Emirates
- ^ Emirates New Entertainment System Asia Travel Tips, Wednesday April 11, 2007
- ^ Emirates Traveler Information Emirates Airline, Wednesday April 11, 2007.
