The certification awaits as Airbus struggles to fullfill ramp up plans for Airbus A320-models due to labor and material shortages at key suppliers for the manufacturer. The certification needed before the aircraft can be utilized on such long distances, are for additional fuel tanks which will give the A350-1000 endurance past the 20-hour mark. However, Qantas Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alan Joyce, now warns for major delays in their key Airbus orders, calling out to Airbus CEO, Guillaume Faury for certainty around the handover of the A350-1000 aircraft, which Qantas chose for their Project Sunrise flights, operating from Australia to the U.S.
Together with this, Qantas announced their chosen aircraft for the Project Sunrise-project, which ended up on the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, which is the longest of the type, of which Qantas ordered 12. Just five months ago, Australian flag carrier Qantas (QF), announced a blockbuster order for a total of 100+ Airbus aircraft, in the aims of enhancing their aircraft fleet. Alan Joyce is set to press Guillaume Faury, Airbus’ Chief Executive Officer, over the certainty around their bespoken Airbus A350 orders’ handovers. LONDON – Qantas’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alan Joyce, has warned against massive delays in their key Airbus orders.
