BERLIN: Emirates, Dubai’s flagship airline, would be interested in buying more A380s from Airbus if the planemaker brought a revamped version of the superjumbo onto the market, much like it has done with its A320neo, an executive said.
Airbus head Fabrice Bregier said on Monday that the A380 would have to evolve in order to meet the challenges presented by Boeing’s rival 777x jetliner, but he did not provide further details.
“We can just encourage Airbus to continue and speed up the possible improvements, especially the fuel efficiency and a Neo version,” Emirates Chief Commercial officer Thierry Antinori told Reuters at the Berlin ILA Airshow yesterday.
“If the Neo version is coming we could consider ordering more planes,” he said, without specifying how many the airline, already the A380s largest customer, could be interested in. Antinori also said the airline was well financed this year and did not currently intend to place any bonds in the market.
Reuters
