Emirates would consider orders for wide-body A350-2000 jets, says airline president
Emirates would consider ordering a larger version of the Airbus A350 if the European planemaker went ahead with a possible new wide-body variant, the airline President Tim Clark told Reuters, reiterating calls for manufacturers to make bigger airplanes.Airbus said in November it was studying the so-called A350-2000 after its rival Boeing agreed to study a larger version of its own largest in-production aircraft, the 777X, as part of a deal to secure 65 new orders for the delayed jet.A larger A350 would potentially leapfrog the A350-1000, currently the largest model in Airbus' portfolio, which Emirates has so far declined to buy over concerns about the durability of its engines in harsh Gulf operating conditions.Reuters
Emirates would consider ordering a larger version of the Airbus A350 if the European planemaker went ahead with a possible new wide-body variant, the airline President Tim Clark told Reuters, reiterating calls for manufacturers to make bigger airplanes.Airbus said in November it was studying the so-called A350-2000 after its rival Boeing agreed to study a larger version of its own largest in-production aircraft, the 777X, as part of a deal to secure 65 new orders for the delayed jet.A larger A350 would potentially leapfrog the A350-1000, currently the largest model in Airbus' portfolio, which Emirates has so far declined to buy over concerns about the durability of its engines in harsh Gulf operating conditions.Reuters
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