Emirates is marking a huge milestone in the expansion of its cargo fleet by becoming the first airline cargo carrier to deploy the Boeing 777-300ERSF passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft.

The aircraft (A6-EBK) would enter commercial service with a flight from Hong Kong to Dubai carrying over 100 tonnes of cargo.

The converted Emirates Boeing 777-300ERSF offers 100 tonnes of payload capacity and 811 m³ of cargo volume, representing a 25 per cent increase in cargo volume over the Boeing 777-F production freighter, the airline said in a statement yesterday.

At 47 pallet positions, the converted aircraft also accommodates 10 additional pallet positions when compared with the Boeing 777-F production freighter, making it ideal for transporting volumetric cargo such as e-commerce goods, which currently constitute around 20 per cent of global air cargo tonnage with further growth projected in the next few years.

Commenting on the achievement, Emirates SkyCargo’s Divisional Senior Vice President, Badr Abbas, said the induction of the first converted Emirates B777-300ERSF into operational service indicated the next step in the expansion of the airline’s fleet and operational agility.

According to him, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned carrier was optimising its fleet assets by converting older Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft to meet the growing demand for air cargo capacity to transport goods rapidly across the world.

He added: “Combined with our growing fleet of Boeing 777-F production freighters, we have already been able to scale our global freighter network from just over 40 destinations in February this year to 62 destinations currently and growing.

“We are providing our global customers with scalable cargo capacity and ultimate flexibility and connectivity when moving cargo to and through our hub in Dubai.”

The converted B777-300ERSF was the sixth new freighter, following five B777-F production freighters, to join Emirates SkyCargo’s fleet in March 2026.

As part of its expansion strategy, Emirates SkyCargo would also be taking delivery of five additional B777-F aircraft as well as one additional converted B777-300ERSF by December 2026.
Emirates SkyCargo would also be introducing three additional converted Boeing 777-ERSFs into its fleet in 2027.