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> Emirates, however, has been a strong believer in the A380 and is easily the largest customer with total orders of 142 aircraft, of which it has taken just ove
by danmaz74 9y ago
> Emirates, however, has been a strong believer in the A380 and is easily the largest customer with total orders of 142 aircraft, of which it has taken just over 100.
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> Emirates, for its part, wants a guarantee that Airbus will keep production going for a decade to protect its investment.
Closing the A380 production line isn't going to happen for years anyway, considering the backlog they have, so, this leak looks a lot like a tactical one to put pressure on Emirates.
- vladd 9y ago>> Closing A380 isn't going to happen for years considering the backlog they have The article mentions: "96 unfilled orders -- But based on airlines’ intentions or finances, 47 of those are unlikely to be delivered, which halves the number of jets in play." So the actual backlog stands at 96 - 47 = 49 planes. This page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A380_orders_and_deliveries#By_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A380_orders_and... - shows that they've been delivering between 20 and 30 airplanes per year in the last years, which would allow a backlog depletion within 2 years. Even if they slow down, it still doesn't cover the decade gap requested by Emirates.