Emirates airlines has shot off a warning to the US planemaker Boeing that it could refuse to take the Boeing 777x aircraft if they fall fail to live up to the manufacturer's promises.
In a TV interview, the airline's President Tim Clark said he had not received any performance details of the jet's engines so far even though test flights began in 2020. Clark has raised concerns that Boeing had a recent history of over-promising on the performance of new jets, including the in-service 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner, which are falling short in many areas.
"We will not accept an aeroplane unless it is performing 100% to contract," Clark speaking to John Strickland said: "Unless it is doing what they said it would do and contracted, we will not take that aeroplane."
Emirates has put in an order for 126 Boeing 777x aircraft and had been expecting the first one to arrive in 2020, but now doesn't expect it to land until late 2023.
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