Airbus A380 rumoured to be delayed yet again
Delivery of the A380may be delayed until 2008 due to wiring problems, a US industry conference was told this week.
Speaking at a private function arranged by US industry journal Airways in Seattle, Steven Udvar-Hazy, the chairman of aircraft leasing giant International Lease Finance Corporation, told guests that problems with wiring, required to customise the super jumbo for airlines, were “worse than expected”. He said that he had learnt of the new delay on Friday last week.
An industry consultant reporting on the event also quoted sources as saying as few as four A380s would be delivered next year.
Leehman Company’s Scott Hamilton said all four planes would go to Singapore Airlines, which would get a “ceremonial delivery” at the end of this year.
Emirates and Qantas – which has already received $140 million in compensation for earlier delays – said yesterday they had yet to be told of any further hitches in the delivery schedule for the super jumbo.
Qantas chief financial officer Peter Gregg has said, “We have been told by Airbus that we will get our first A380 in October 2007,” Mr Gregg said. “Airbus has also informed us they are continuing to evaluate the delivery program and this will be finalised at the end of September.”
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