Airbus reviewing A380 delivery schedule: CEO

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

FRANKFURT (AFP) — European plane maker Airbus is reviewing the delivery schedule of its flagship A380 superjumbo jet and its most important client Emirates said Tuesday it had been told to expect new delays.

Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders said he was running "a major review" of the A380 production programme, which has already suffered three delays and generated billion of euros (dollars) in cost overruns.

He told German media, however, he would not "shoot from the hip" to come up with new delivery dates.

Meanwhile, Dubai's Emirates, the largest A380 customer with an order for 58 of the massive aircraft, said it had received a letter from Airbus.

"Yes, Emirates can confirm that it has received the letter from Airbus," an airline spokesman said...