Airbus Threatened by Emirates Over Delays

Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

When was it I first heard about the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380. Seems like many years ago. In fact I have been flying them in Flight Simulator X for a very long time, but they still aren't released for actual commercial use. Now, Emirates is threatening to go to Boeing if they (Airbus) can't deliver the new A350 on time. They were already delayed by the late release of the A380, so they are not ready to repeat history.

Emirates would like to unload 58 aircraft in the next few years, and it needs to happen before these aircraft start having major problems. This requires the arrival of the A350 on time. Without the timely arrival, the aircraft currently in use, A330's, A340's and triple 7's would be in use for over ten years which exceeds Emirates usual retirement age.

They have shown interest in the upcoming Airbus A380-900 if Dubai can handle them, and if Airbus can deliver them. They would be interested in adding 20 of them. Emirates is already the leading purchaser of A380 aircraft with 58 on order.

This article was written by resident aviation news editor Justin Marley.

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