Originally Posted by crewdawg52
Don't know if it's true, but I heard that Emirates is delaying many of it's aircraft orders. Any truth to that? And if so, will it delay those that have class dates?
Just wondering cause a buddy of mine has a May 1st class date and he gave NWA his resignation letter.
Emirates is receiving an average of one aircraft per month for at least the next 7 years. Any rumors of delays can be attributed to Airbus and all their problems with incompetance and indecision. The A380 has already been delayed 6 months and it looks like it might be another 3 to 6 on top of that before we see the first one here. The other aircraft that is delayed is the A340-600. Airbus have said they are studying an enhanced version which will take some of the benefits of the A350 and incorporate them in the A340-600 Emirates wisely said, " well, we'll wait for that one to come out because we don't want the one we buy to be obsolete right after we purchase it".
The company is understaffed as it is, so any delays will just help training to catch up with the demands of the new aircraft and additional flying. It would be more likely that your friend have his course date moved up rather than back.
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