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Or the reverse, Airbus talking allot about stopping production knowing that Emirates built their business case around the plane....

• throwwwwaway9 9y ago
  +1. Parts and maintenance might have just tripled in price and awaiting time. Emirates protected their investment at a low price...plane for plane, why not get this and insure that someone will be there for the previous order's planes.
  • MR4D 9y ago
    Parts and maintenance are negotiated as part of the purchase. For an airline not to do so would be economic suicide. Also has the side benefit of locking in gradual prices increases for the manufacturer.
    • notahacker 9y ago
      Emirates does its own A380 heavy maintenance, but yeah, they'll have guaranteed the parts supplies
• sho 9y ago
  > Emirates built their business case around the plane Absolutely. Emirates needed this deal just as much as Airbus. At the end of the day AB has multiple other profitable lines to fall back on, especially their cash cow 32X program. For Emirates the 380 is irreplaceable, not even by the 777-10, if it was even flying yet, which it isn't. I have no doubt EK got a good deal but Leahy isn't stupid. He was playing hardball too. And interestingly, it has not been specified yet whether this order is for the current model or the plus..