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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861)

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RegistrationAEA6-EEM

OperatorEmirates

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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) built in 2013 in Toulouse. Operates for Emirates.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 58,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× 4 x GP7270

PropulsionJet

Seats489 (F14 · C76 · Y399)

First flight2013

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos

OwnerEmirates Airline

MSN134

Hex / ICAO 24-bit89618c

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A380

Figures for the A380-800 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 69% the length of a football pitch

Length72.7 m239 ft

Wingspan79.8 m262 ft

Height24.1 m79 ft

Range14,800 km7,991 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight575,000 kg1,267,657 lb

Maximum payload298,000 kg656,977 lbIts 525 passengers with baggage would weigh about 52.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity525 passengersUp to 853 in a high-density layout

Endurance16 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,800 km range, from Dubai it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago14,774 km MEXMexico City14,329 km AKLAuckland14,199 km PTYTocumen13,807 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)13,676 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima14,827 km

The type first flew in 2005 (21 years ago) · About 251 units built · Production ended in 2021

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Seating layout

14First

76Business

399Economy

489 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2013–2026Emirates network of its widebody aircraft

Base

DXBDubai

Main destinations

SINSingapore SYDSydney (Mascot)MELMelbourne AKLAuckland BKKBangkok BNEBrisbane ACCAccra CMBColombo GIGRio De Janeiro HKGHong Kong MLEMalé

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Aircraft chronology

2013

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Nov 14, 2013

Delivered to Emirates

Delivered to Emirates as A6-EEM.

Oct 30, 2014

Incident

On October 30, 2014, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EEM), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).

Source: TSB

Jul 10, 2019

Accident at Chennai

On July 10, 2019, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EEM), operated by Emirates, was involved in an accident at Chennai, leaving 13 injured. Source: GCAA.

Source: GCAA

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EEM), operated by Emirates, was in the news. Source: Emirates.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Emirates.

Source: Emirates

Operators

2013-11-14

Emirates

Registration A6-EEM · Lessor: Doric Asset Finance

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BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-11},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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