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Summary
- Emirates did not order the Airbus A350-1000 due to defective engines, according to the airline’s President, Tim Clark.
- The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine variant used on the A350-900 is performing as expected.
- Emirates does not want to have aircraft that are constantly breaking down and will not buy defective planes.
Tim Clark, the President of Emirates, alleged that the engines of the Airbus A350-1000 are defective, which is why the airline did not order the aircraft on top of its orders during the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2023. The executive plainly stated that the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB, which is the exclusive engine option for the Airbus A350, is “not doing what we want” on the A350-1000.
Different performance between the Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000
According to Clark, the Trent XWB engine variant used on the A350-900 should perform as expected, with him detailing that the first Airbus A350-900s are scheduled to arrive at Dubai International Airport (DXB) in July 2024, entering service a month later. Detailing the issues of the A350-1000’s engines, Clark said that they need to “stay on the wing.”
“If the engine did what we wanted it to do and Rolls-Royce knows what we want it to do, and so does Airbus, then we would re-enter [the Airbus A350-1000] into the assessment for our fleet.”
The airline’s President also stated that he does not want to have aircraft that are “breaking down” constantly, “we do not buy airplanes that are defective.”
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Emirates has been unable to fly to Nigeria, so local travelers have found other ways of getting to the UAE. Photo: Vincenzo Pace/Alvin Man – Simple Flying Emirates
- IATA/ICAO Code:
- EK/UAE
- Airline Type:
- Full Service Carrier
- Hub(s):
- Dubai International Airport
- Year Founded:
- 1985
- CEO:
- Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
- Country:
- United Arab Emirates
