Originally Posted by
KenV
May I suggest you read the original post. The Emirates order is for the version with improved engines and other upgrades. But EA has already stated they won't invest in their engine under any circumstance and RR says they won't invest unless there are orders for significantly more than 36 shipsets. So Airbus is caught in a classic catch 22. They can't sell more A380s unless they get new engines, but they can't get new engines unless they sell more A380s. Hence the "A380 Woe" of the title.
In other words, the Emirates "order" isn't an order in any generally accepted sense of the word.