Dubai-based Emirates Airline Wednesday said some of its double-decker Airbus A380 planes for delivery in 2010 will be delayed and that it may take over aircraft orders from rival carriers as it starts to emerge from the effects of the financial crisis.
"We've taken a bit of a delay on deliveries but not in years," Emirates Airline Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told reporters at a press conference ahead of the Dubai Airshow that starts Sunday.
Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, is Airbus's biggest customer for the A380 with a total of 58 orders. The airline is due to receive six of the superjumbos next year, slowing to five in 2011. Deliveries are expected to rise to 12 in 2012 and 11 in 2013.
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