(Sharecast News) - The head of Emirates airline warned US planemaker Boeing that it would refuse delivery of 777x jets if the company fails to meet contractual performance commitments, reported Reuters on Monday.
In an interview broadcast on Monday, Emirates president Tim Clark said he had not received any performance details of the jets' engines so far, even though test flights began in 2020.
He said that there were concerns regarding Boeing's recent history of "over-promising on performance of new jets".
"We will not accept an aeroplane unless it is performing 100% to contract," Clark told aviation consultant John Strickland in the interview. "Unless it is doing what they said it would do and contracted, we will not take that aeroplane."
Emirates placed an order for 126 777x and 30 787s worth over $50bn. It was supposed to receive the first plane in July of the previous year but there were concerns that deliveries wouldn't begin until 2024.
Clark also suggested that Boeing make cultural and governance changes after the flawed production of the 737 MAX, which led to two fatal crashes and two years of worldwide suspension of that aircraft model.
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