After months of feverish anticipation, the wait is finally over after Emirates officially unveiled its brand new (and first ever) Airbus A350.

To perhaps nobody’s surprise, Emirates is standardising on the same “next generation” business class as its Boeing 777 refit – a seat which the airline now appears to be re-branding as the ‘S Lounge’, a design “inspired by the Mercedes S Class for an exceptional travel experience.”

Emirates Airline remains resolutely focused on premium passengers, having taken a "diametrically opposite" view to many of its rivals as the industry emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic, says the carrier's president Sir Tim Clark.

Airline reveals latest interiors, industry-first technologies and innovations onboard. Addition of A350 to Emirates fleet primes airline for growth amid robust travel demand.

Emirates' A350 will commence commercial service on January 3 on the Dubai (DXB) – Edinburgh (EDI) route. The aircraft is the first of 65 A350-900XWBs ordered by the Dubai-based carrier and the first new type to join Emirates’ fleet since 2008.

I flew on Air India’s new flagship, the A350-900 inaugural flight. This is the first plane that wears the new Air India livery. It is the first of 470 planes Air India has on order which is worth $70 billion.

Emirates has taken delivery of its first A350-900 aircraft, marking an important step in Emirates' fleet growth strategy. It marks the long-standing partnership between

Emirates said that following the initial batch of Airbus A350-900, it will be taking deliveries of ultra-long-range (ULR) variants of the aircraft.

Emirates unveils new Airbus A350 for flights to India, facing constraints on seat capacity and aircraft delivery delays.