Aerospace industry buoyed by £11.5bn super-jumbo order
The UK’s aerospace sector has received a major boost after airline Emirates announced an £11.5bn order for up to 36 new Airbus A380s.
The deal will cause a sigh of relief for an already under pressure supply chain which has had the jitters for some time over fears the super-jumbo programme could be shelved or even scrapped altogether due to a lack of demand from the airlines.
However, engine supplier Rolls-Royce has yet to learn if its engines will power the aircraft.
Emirates has placed 20 firm orders with 16 options. The... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
