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The
A380 jet arrived in Dubai on Thursday morning, two days after
Airbus said it would delay the delivery of 12 A380s to the
airline over the next two years.
An Emirates spokeswoman told Reuters the Rolls-Royce engine jet
had arrived, but declined to say when it would be deployed for
passenger services.
The three-class configured jet was originally scheduled for
delivery on Dec. 2. Emirates also operates two-class, business
and economy A380s.
The airline "has come to an agreement with Rolls-Royce on the
technical issue relating to engines for our A380s," a different
spokeswoman told Reuters, adding two more Rolls-Royce powered
A380s would be delivered before the end of 2016.
Planemaker Airbus said on Tuesday it had delayed deliveries to
Emirates of six A380s in 2017 and six in 2018 following
agreements between Emirates and Rolls-Royce as well as Emirates
and Airbus.
Emirates President Tim Clark said on Nov. 18 the airline had
some technical issues with the Rolls-Royce engines.
Rolls-Royce is to supply engines for 50 Emirates A380 jets. The
$9.2 billion deal, announced in April 2015, was the largest
order in the history of the British company.
Emirates is the biggest operator of the A380 having ordered 142
of the superjumbo jets. The rest of its A380 fleet uses Engine
Alliance, a joint venture of General Electric <GE.N> and Pratt &
Whitney <UTX.N>.
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by MarkPotter)
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