SEA_Tigger
Mar 31, 06, 9:02 am
Looks like can now exercise their A346HGW order.
Emirates, the biggest Arab airline, delayed a $4.2 billion Airbus order for 20 planes to give the European aircraft maker time to develop a better version of the jet, which is losing sales to Boeing's 777.
"They're delaying the planes for a few years," John Leahy, Airbus chief commercial officer, said in an interview Thursday at company headquarters in Toulouse, France.
Emirates President Tim Clark "deferred the order until the manufacturer comes back with clearer plans about an enhanced version of the plane," said an Emirates spokeswoman, who declined to be identified.
Emirates has firm orders for 12 of the Airbus A340s and options on eight more, which are the largest Airbus aircraft in service.
Pro-Boeing biased article: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002901013_emirates31.html
Pro-Airbus biased article: http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/03/21/Navigation/177/205525/Airbus+seeks+new+buyers+for+Emirates+A340-600s+.html
Emirates, the biggest Arab airline, delayed a $4.2 billion Airbus order for 20 planes to give the European aircraft maker time to develop a better version of the jet, which is losing sales to Boeing's 777.
"They're delaying the planes for a few years," John Leahy, Airbus chief commercial officer, said in an interview Thursday at company headquarters in Toulouse, France.
Emirates President Tim Clark "deferred the order until the manufacturer comes back with clearer plans about an enhanced version of the plane," said an Emirates spokeswoman, who declined to be identified.
Emirates has firm orders for 12 of the Airbus A340s and options on eight more, which are the largest Airbus aircraft in service.
Pro-Boeing biased article: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002901013_emirates31.html
Pro-Airbus biased article: http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/03/21/Navigation/177/205525/Airbus+seeks+new+buyers+for+Emirates+A340-600s+.html