Emirates will take delivery of its first Airbus A350 later than originally announced. The aircraft manufacturer will not deliver the first plane to the airline until August 2024.

Deliveries of the jets will not arrive until August 2024, Emirates operations chief Adel Al Redha told Emarat Al Youm newspaper. Emirates was due to receive its first of 50 A350 jets in May 2023, the airline said when announcing the order in late 2019. The Gulf carrier has been hit by delays in all new series. Emirates does not expect the 30 787-9s ordered from Boeing until 2024, as reported by reuters.com.