EMIRATES says it has total confidence in the A380 Airbus and that changes to the delivery of its aircraft order has nothing to do with maintenance issues.
Emirates’ Australian vice-president, Stephen Pearse, told BusinessDay that both the airline and its customers were happy with the A380, despite reports of burnt electric cables, missing fittings and engine defects on its first four aircraft.
Emirates is seeking a delay in the delivery of some of the 58 A380s it has on order between now and 2013.
“There is absolutely no link between exchanging information on the performance of the aircraft with Airbus and the reschedules,” Mr Pearse said.
Mr Pearse also said he was not worried about the codeshare agreement struck between Middle Eastern rival Etihad and Qantas last week, saying Emirates had a more extensive network than either of the airlines.