Emirates keen on engine upgrade for A380 jets

[DOHA] Dubai's Emirates airline, the largest customer for the Airbus A380, yesterday said it hoped to achieve progress soon on its call to upgrade the world's biggest passenger jet with new engines.

Emirates has expressed interest in applying the lessons of other Airbus re-engining projects - nicknamed 'neo' or new engine option - to the four-engined superjumbo.

"There is a distinct possibility that if the neo is built it will give a 10-12 per cent performance improvement, so it is definitely worth having and we are hoping to move on that pretty soon," chief executive Tim Clark told reporters.