Emirates Says Rolls-Royce’s A380 Engines Not Up to Standard
- Superjumbo turbines suffering ‘technical issues,’ Clark says
- Airline has switched to Rolls from rival GE-Pratt powerplant
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Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, said it’s unhappy with performance shortfalls afflicting $6.1 billion’s worth of Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines ordered to power a batch of 50 Airbus Group SE A380 superjumbos.
Feedback on the Trent 900 powerplants indicates “technical issues” that need to be resolved before the first plane is delivered to Emirates next month, Tim Clark, the Dubai-carrier’s president, said Friday in Frankfurt.