Originally Posted by
Alice11
I agree with you but they don't have pay today for a plane they would get today. They should order today the planes they will need in 5-10 years.
The order backlogs are very long it, except for the 747-8, so they need to hurry up and get a good delivery slot, otherwise it will take ages before receiving anything with 2 wings and at least 300 seats.
I am sure that if they really want to they can "turn" an option for an A350 into an A380, or better still AF could "gift" AZ one of their options..
There are solutions
I really don't think that AZ can "live" off A330 + A350 for longhaul (although AY and IB do now with A330/340 and A340 respectively..)