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Emirates Becomes First Airline Cargo Carrier to Deploy the Boeing 777-300ERSF Converted Freighter

Emirates has today announced the addition of the first converted passenger to freighter aircraft to their growing cargo fleet.  This is the sixth new freighter inducted into Emirates SkyCargo’s operations since March 2026.


Emirates Becomes First Airline Cargo Carrier to Deploy the Boeing 777-300ERSF - Courtesy Emirates
Emirates Becomes First Airline Cargo Carrier to Deploy the Boeing 777-300ERSF - Courtesy Emirates

On Tuesday (June 30, 2026), Emirates announced an expansion of their cargo fleet by becoming the first airline cargo carrier to deploy the Boeing 777-300ERSF passenger to freighter converted aircraft. The aircraft (A6-EBK) will enter commercial service with a flight from Hong Kong to Dubai.  The Boeing 777-300ERSF offers 100 tons of payload capacity and 811 m³ of cargo volume, representing a 25 percent increase in cargo volume over the production Boeing 777F model.  With 47 pallet positions, the converted aircraft also accommodates 10 additional pallet positions when compared with the Boeing 777F, making it ideal for transporting volumetric cargo such as e-commerce goods which currently constitute approximately 20 percent of global air cargo tonnage.


In Tuesday’s announcement, Emirates SkyCargo’s Divisional SVP, Badr Abbas, said,


“The induction of the first converted Emirates Boeing 777-300ERSF into operational service represents the next step in the expansion of our fleet and operational agility.  We are optimising our 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.


“Combined with our growing fleet of Boeing 777F 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 Boeing 777-300ERSF is the sixth new freighter, following five Boeing 777F production freighters, to join Emirates SkyCargo’s fleet since March 2026.  As part of an ambitious expansion strategy, Emirates SkyCargo will also be taking delivery of five more Boeing 777F aircraft, as well as one additional converted Boeing 777-300ERSF by December 2026.  Emirates SkyCargo will also be introducing three additional converted Boeing 777-ERSFs into their fleet in 2027.


 

Source: Emirates

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