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
Davos
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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