Emirates’ first refurbished Boeing 777 enters service

The first Emirates Boeing 777 with a nose-to-tail cabin refresh and a new look has rolled into service, preparing to take off to Geneva this afternoon, August 7, as EK 83. The aircraft underwent a complete revamp in just 37 days and will be entering service four days ahead of its officially announced deployment schedule.

The Emirates Boeing 777 entered refurbishment at the beginning of July, with a planned reconfiguration to include a new Premium Economy cabin consisting of 24 seats arranged in three rows in a 2-4-2 layout. The cream leather seats, accentuated by wood-panel finishings across the cabin, offer enhanced comfort with a 38-inch pitch, 19.5-inch-wide seats that recline 8 inches, providing more space for stretching and relaxing, in addition to six-way adjustable headrests.

The new Emirates 777 Business Class features a warm and inviting cabin with thoughtful refinements and enhanced privacy for customers. Set with 38 seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, each ergonomic 20.7-inch-wide seat converts to a spacious flatbed which reclines up to 78.6 inches. The seat also features a padded headrest for enhanced comfort. Seats in the cabin are arranged four-abreast, offering every customer direct access to the aisle. Each seat features a personal mini-bar, table for dining or working, multiple charging outlets for personal devices, and more. The seat's touch screen controller for in-flight entertainment and seat operation, along with a personal 23-inch HD screen—one of the biggest in the skies—ensures every customer can fully enjoy the airline's award-winning ICE entertainment system.

The cabin's seats and colour scheme have been enhanced to echo the light and airy design elements of Emirates' iconic A380 experience, with soft leather cream seats accented with champagne trim, lighter wood panelling, and modern technological touches that deliver both function and luxury.