Airbus Risks First A380 Cancellation as Delays Ruffle Malaysian
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Airbus SAS risks suffering the first cancellation for its superjumbo A380 after Malaysian Airline System Bhd. said continued production delays on the world’s largest passenger plane have frustrated the airline.
Malaysian has ordered six A380s, and initial deliveries are more than four years late, Chief Executive Officer Tengku Azmil Zahruddin told reporters today in Kelana Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. The airline “cannot tolerate” any additional holdup for its A380s, which have a list price of about $327 million each. Malaysian was granted discounts for being an early client.