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Emirates vows to buy 100 more A380s if Airbus agrees to upgrade the jets

Carriers urged to re-evaluate superjumbo as a solution to likely capacity constraints

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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EMIRATES, the biggest customer for the A380 superjumbo, has said that it has told Airbus Group NV it would commit to buying 100 more jets worth more than US$43 billion at list prices if the manufacturer agrees to equip the plane with a new engine.

The world's largest airliner, typically seating 525 people, has "enormous" possibilities in terms of its passenger appeal and potential contribution to profitability, and developing a so-called Neo upgrade would help press home those advantages, Emirates president Tim Clark told Bloomberg Television in Davos.

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