Dubai-based provider flydubai has taken supply of seven new plane up to now in 2025, with an additional 5 Boeing 737 MAX 8s scheduled to affix the fleet earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
The deliveries, made between April and August 2025, have grown the airline’s fleet to 93 plane. As soon as all 12 plane have been acquired this 12 months, flydubai’s fleet will exceed 95 plane, serving greater than 135 locations in 57 nations.
flydubai provides 12 Boeing plane
Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Govt Officer at flydubai, stated in a statement: “The arrival of those new plane is a testomony to our long-term strategic imaginative and prescient and our confidence in the way forward for air journey. Our fleet funding helps our mission to supply higher alternative, enhanced comfort and improved connectivity for our passengers. These deliveries are a part of a backlog extensively delayed lately, and regardless of receiving 12 plane this 12 months, we stay 20 plane behind our authentic projections.”
He added: “The continued curiosity from our financing companions highlights the power of our enterprise mannequin and our dedication to contributing to the UAE’s management in international aviation. Trying forward, these plane will allow us to unlock new locations, optimise our operations and play an excellent higher position in supporting Dubai’s development as a global aviation hub,” he added.
Financing for the primary seven plane delivered this 12 months was secured beneath Islamic financing from Abu Dhabi Islamic Financial institution (ADIB), standard debt financing from the Nationwide Financial institution of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK), and sale and leaseback transactions with JP Lease Merchandise & Companies Co., Ltd (JLPS) and JLPS Eire Restricted.
In 2025, flydubai has added 11 new locations to its community, together with Antalya and Al Alamein, in addition to Damascus and Peshawar. 4 European locations, Chișinău, Iași, Vilnius, and Riga will launch between September and December.
The airline can be persevering with its multimillion-dollar retrofit programme. For the reason that begin of 2024, 23 Subsequent-Era Boeing 737-800s have been upgraded with new cabin interiors, together with lie-flat Enterprise Class seats and enhanced in-flight leisure in Financial system Class.
flydubai’s workforce has grown to greater than 6,500 workers, a ten per cent enhance in comparison with 2024. The airline has additionally launched its Ab Initio Pilot Training Programme (MPL) to coach future pilots according to its growth plans.