All does not appear well at Airbus at the moment. Yet another happy customer ?
Emirates Airlines delays $4.2 billion Airbus deal
MENAFN - 02/04/2006
(MENAFN) Emirates Airlines confirmed that it will delay its $4.2 billion Airbus A340-600 order to give the European manufacturer time to come up with an enhanced version of the aircraft, and said the new development would not hinder the carrier's ambitious growth plans, Khaleej Times reported.
The divisional vice-president for Emirates Corporate Communications, said that the UAE national carrier has already placed orders worth $30 billion for new aircraft, including 21 Boeing 777s and 45 A 380 super jumbos to sustain its rapid pace of growth and fleet expansion.
The official said that the Dubai-based carrier is only interested in an enhanced version of the plane, and added that the company has been in contact with the Airbus manufacturer with this request and we are looking to defer the delivery of these orders until the manufacturer comes back with clearer plans about an enhanced version of the aircraft.