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| Emirates 'reviewing' A380 order | Emirates 'reviewing' A380 order |
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| The biggest customer for Airbus' flagship A380 superjumbo says it is reviewing its options after being told of further delays to the plane. | The biggest customer for Airbus' flagship A380 superjumbo says it is reviewing its options after being told of further delays to the plane. |
| Emirates said it has been advised of a further 10-month delay to its order, warning it could change its strategy. | Emirates said it has been advised of a further 10-month delay to its order, warning it could change its strategy. |
| The airline said it had been told it would not now get the first of its 43 aircraft until August 2008. | The airline said it had been told it would not now get the first of its 43 aircraft until August 2008. |
| "It's a very serious issue," Emirates' president Tim Clarke said. "The company is now reviewing all its options." | "It's a very serious issue," Emirates' president Tim Clarke said. "The company is now reviewing all its options." |
| Germany's national carrier Lufthansa has been told it faces an extra year's wait - with the first of its 15 planes not available until summer 2009. | |
| Virgin, which has ordered six A380s, said it had been given details of the delays but was awaiting an official announcement from Airbus before commenting further. | |
| However Airbus said that it "could not elaborate on any details of private customer information on delivery timetables". | |
| Penalty demand | Penalty demand |
| The development of the A380 has been blighted by delays, partly linked to wiring problems - the cause of an earlier delay announced in June. | The development of the A380 has been blighted by delays, partly linked to wiring problems - the cause of an earlier delay announced in June. |
| The 12bn euro ($14bn; £8bn) project is already more than a year late. | The 12bn euro ($14bn; £8bn) project is already more than a year late. |
| A380 ORDERS SO FAR Emirates: 43 aircraftLufthansa: 15Qantas: 12Air France: 10Singapore Airlines: 10Fedex: 10International Lease Finance: 10UPS: 10Thai Airways: 6Virgin Atlantic: 6Korean Air Lines: 5Etihad Airways: 4Qatar Airways: 2China Southern Airlines: 5Kingfisher Airlines: 5Malaysia Airlines: 6 Source: Airbus See EADS share price Analysis: Airbus problems | |
| The planemaker has sold 159 of the $250m jets to 16 airlines including Emirates, Virgin, Air France and Qantas, many of whom are likely to demand penalties for late delivery of the aircraft. | The planemaker has sold 159 of the $250m jets to 16 airlines including Emirates, Virgin, Air France and Qantas, many of whom are likely to demand penalties for late delivery of the aircraft. |
| The A380 will be the world's largest airliner - able to seat more than 800 passengers. | The A380 will be the world's largest airliner - able to seat more than 800 passengers. |
| Have faith | Have faith |
| Cancelled orders would be a blow to the programme - which is responsible for thousands of British jobs, | Cancelled orders would be a blow to the programme - which is responsible for thousands of British jobs, |
| The GMB union, which represents many of those working on the A380 in the UK, urged airlines to have faith with the project. | The GMB union, which represents many of those working on the A380 in the UK, urged airlines to have faith with the project. |
| "GMB believe that the delay is due to teething problems with the internal wiring circuits to operate the ancillary equipment such as the entertainment portals. It has nothing to do with the plane flying," said GMB national officer Keith Hazelwood. | "GMB believe that the delay is due to teething problems with the internal wiring circuits to operate the ancillary equipment such as the entertainment portals. It has nothing to do with the plane flying," said GMB national officer Keith Hazelwood. |
| "We are calling on the airlines with orders for the plane to bear with the teething problem. The A380 is a revolutionary project in civil air transport which will be a great success with the travelling public." | "We are calling on the airlines with orders for the plane to bear with the teething problem. The A380 is a revolutionary project in civil air transport which will be a great success with the travelling public." |