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Sep 01, 2021 (newstodate): Without comparison the world's largest operator of the Airbus A380, Emirates remains a staunch operator  of the aircraft type for the next two decades.
   Already in the fleet are 115 Airbus A380, and the airline has now negotiated the delivery of three more A380 aircraft from Airbus this year with its last unit on order scheduled to join its fleet in November, bringing forward the original delivery timeline from June 2022.
   Emirates received its first A380 aircraft in August 2008.
   In April 2000, Emirates announced an order for five Airbus A380 and two Airbus A380F.  
   The deal was confirmed on November 4, 2001, when Emirates announced orders for 15 more A380-800 aircraft, and an additional order for 21 A380-800s was placed two years later.  
   In April 2006, Emirates replaced its order for the two freighter variants with an order for two A380-800, and in 2007, Emirates ordered another batch of 15 A380-800, bringing the total ordered to 58.  
   In 2010, Emirates ordered an additional 32 A380, and on November 17, 2013, Emirates again placed an order for an additional 50 Airbus A380-800, bringing the overall order total to 140.
   The order was later scaled down to a total of 122 aircraft after Emirates in February 2019 reduced its last orders in favor of the A350 and the A330neo, causing Airbus to announce the end of  A380 production in 2021.