Leahy: Airbus Will Shut A380 If No Deal With Emirates

Airbus will have “no choice but to shut down the A380 program” if it cannot work out an additional deal with Emirates, predicted the airframer’s departing sales chief, John Leahy. Leahy on Jan. 15 said Emirates was the only prospective customer in a position to take six or more aircraft a year for...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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