Emirates And Rolls-Royce At Odds Over XWB-97 Durability Concerns
Between the A350 program’s launch and October of this year, Airbus had sold 791 A350-900s—but only 226 -1000s. The mix changed this year.
Credit: Airbus
The stage was set: On the first day of the Dubai Airshow, Emirates Airline placed one of its giant orders—for 90 Boeing 777Xs and five more 787s. Airbus’ turn for a deal announcement would surely be next, given the big sales wins for the A350-1000 this year. But instead of going back into the big...
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