Emirates not Troubled by A380 delays

Emirates has disclosed that some of the Airbus A380 which was ordered by Emirates, were scheduled to arrive in the coming months will be delayed, but it also said that it cab be ordered more in the near future.

Speaking ahead of next week’s Dubai Air Show, Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum did not say how many deliveries would be pushed back but he did tell reporters “I know there is a bit of delay.”

He also said Emirates is considering increasing its order for the “superjumbo” jet. The carrier has a total of 58 of the planes on order, more than any other airline. Five have been delivered so far.

Emirates has annouced a fiscal first-half profit of nearly $205 million, which is more than double of its earnings for the same period of the last year.

As well as its commitments to Airbus it is also the world’s leading operator of Boeing’s twin-engine, wide-body 777 jet.