Emirates CEO Says Boeing Needs to Get Faster, Stick to Promises
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The chairman of Emirates said he’s been given assurance by Boeing Co. management that the embattled planemaker will get its house in order following long delays on the 777X widebody, for which the Dubai airline is the biggest customer.
With the “delay that we see, I don’t think we’re happy,” Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said of the 777X airliner. “Management promised that they will change things and make things go faster — I hope so.”