Leeham website updated wk/May 6

Our Corporate website has been updated with commentary and links to news articles. This week we put some perspective into the recent stories about potentially new A380 delays and the reports of new delays for the Boeing 787. The link to our Corporate site is here.

Emirates, Ethiad say A380 delays now possible

Emirates Airlines, which has ordered more Airbus A380s than any other carrier, says it has been notified by Airbus that new delivery delays next year are possible. Here is the story. Ethiad Airlines says the same thing in this piece.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders is ambiguous when asked directly in this story.

New, 1130 AM PDT: The International Herald Tribune is reporting that Airbus denies it mentioned the possibility of new A380 delays in its letters to customers. Here’s the story.