Virgin Atlantic still undecided about A380s: CEO

[FRANKFURT] UK billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd still isn't sure whether it will ever fly the world's largest passenger plane as it prepares for delivery of its first Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners.

"We have options for six A380s" from Airbus Group NV, chief executive officer Craig Kreeger said on Thursday. "We have deferred those a number of times and we haven't yet decided what we will do when time comes for a terminate-the-batch decision."

Virgin last deferred options for the superjumbo in July, pushing potential delivery to 2018, after being among the first to order the double-decker plane from Airbus in 2000. It's expecting delivery of its first 787 from Boeing in September, and plans to welcome passengers aboard starting in November.