The Middle East's largest airline, Emirates, is telling Boeing and Airbus it wants them to squeeze more range out of their new and existing aircraft.
Emirates President Tim Clark said in Singapore this week that the airline is considering buying more long-range jets from both Boeing and Airbus.
Emirates has made Dubai a world air hub with its fleet of mostly new aircraft.
Clark told reporters he wants Boeing to begin soon on upgrades to its 777-300ER twin-jet to improve range and fuel efficiency. Boeing has talked about upgrading the popular plane with substantial modifications in the next few years.
Clark likewise wants Airbus to pump up the range of its super jumbo jet, the A380 so that it can serve more destinations non-stop from Dubai.
Airbus announced this week that the sole engine supplier for its A350-1000 jet, Rolls Royce, would produce a higher thrust engine for the stretched version of the yet-to-be-built aircraft to improve its range by some 500 miles.
Emirates President Tim Clark said in Singapore this week that the airline is considering buying more long-range jets from both Boeing and Airbus.
Emirates has made Dubai a world air hub with its fleet of mostly new aircraft.
Clark told reporters he wants Boeing to begin soon on upgrades to its 777-300ER twin-jet to improve range and fuel efficiency. Boeing has talked about upgrading the popular plane with substantial modifications in the next few years.
Clark likewise wants Airbus to pump up the range of its super jumbo jet, the A380 so that it can serve more destinations non-stop from Dubai.
Airbus announced this week that the sole engine supplier for its A350-1000 jet, Rolls Royce, would produce a higher thrust engine for the stretched version of the yet-to-be-built aircraft to improve its range by some 500 miles.
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