Airbus has said it will have no other choice but to halt the costly A380 programme if Dubai's Emirates airline does not place another order.
The European aerospace giant's sales director, John Leahy, told a news conference on Monday that it will stop making the superjumbo if it can't strike a long-term deal with the airline for a steady supply of the planes.
He said the Dubai-based airline is 'the only one who has the ability' to commit to a minimum of six planes a year for a minimum of eight to 10 years, which Airbus needs to make the program viable.
Airbus has said it will have no other choice but to halt the costly A380 programme if Emirates does not place another order. Above, an Airbus A380 lands at the tarmac at Dubai's International Airport
Orders from Emirates, 웹툰다시보기 the main customer of the superjumbo, have stalled over the past two years.
/>However, Mr Leahy added that he is still hopeful that a deal with Emirates could be worked out.
/>'We are still talking to Emirates, but honestly they are probably the only one to have the ability right now on the market place to take a minimum of six per year on a period of 8 to 10 years,' Leahy sai
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/>'Quite honestly, if we can't work out a deal with Emirates there is no choice but to shut down the programme,' Leahy sai
/>'But I'm hopeful that we work out a deal with Emirates,' he added.
/>Emirates, the government-owned, Dubai-based long-haul carrier, declined to immediately comment.
/>The A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner - drew worldwide attention when launched a decade ago but has always struggled to win enough customers. File pho
/>Emirates now relies solely on the Airbus 380 and the Boeing 777 for its flights, making it the largest operator of bot
/>It has over 160 Boeing 777s in its fleet today and took possession of its 100th A380 in November.
/>Reports circulated before the Dubai Air Show in November that a
/>major A380 sale would be coming.
/>Instead, however, Airbus employees found themselves attending a news conference where Emirates announced the purchase of 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners in a $15.1 billion dea
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The air show ended without an A380 deal, throwing the line into question.
The European aerospace giant's sales director, John Leahy, told a news conference on Monday that it will stop making the superjumbo if it can't strike a long-term deal with the airline for a steady supply of the planes.
He said the Dubai-based airline is 'the only one who has the ability' to commit to a minimum of six planes a year for a minimum of eight to 10 years, which Airbus needs to make the program viable.
Airbus has said it will have no other choice but to halt the costly A380 programme if Emirates does not place another order. Above, an Airbus A380 lands at the tarmac at Dubai's International Airport
Orders from Emirates, 웹툰다시보기 the main customer of the superjumbo, have stalled over the past two years.
/>However, Mr Leahy added that he is still hopeful that a deal with Emirates could be worked out.
/>'We are still talking to Emirates, but honestly they are probably the only one to have the ability right now on the market place to take a minimum of six per year on a period of 8 to 10 years,' Leahy sai
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/>The world's largest passenger jet is diverted to one of New... Airliner span off Turkish runway and nearly ended up in the..
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/>'Quite honestly, if we can't work out a deal with Emirates there is no choice but to shut down the programme,' Leahy sai
/>'But I'm hopeful that we work out a deal with Emirates,' he added.
/>Emirates, the government-owned, Dubai-based long-haul carrier, declined to immediately comment.
/>The A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner - drew worldwide attention when launched a decade ago but has always struggled to win enough customers. File pho
/>Emirates now relies solely on the Airbus 380 and the Boeing 777 for its flights, making it the largest operator of bot
/>It has over 160 Boeing 777s in its fleet today and took possession of its 100th A380 in November.
/>Reports circulated before the Dubai Air Show in November that a
/>major A380 sale would be coming.
/>Instead, however, Airbus employees found themselves attending a news conference where Emirates announced the purchase of 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners in a $15.1 billion dea
/>
The air show ended without an A380 deal, throwing the line into question.