Enders shrugs off A350-1000 critics

摘要

Airbus has shrugged-off criticism over its redesign of the A350-1000, insisting it will not keep changing the twinjet simply to appease individual customers. Emirates and Qatar Airways, each of which already had 20 A350-1000s on order before the revamp, have been particularly harsh about changes to the aircraft. Influential leasing chief Steven Udvar-Hazy has also questioned the type's ability to compete with the Boeing 777-300ER. However, Airbus chief Tom Enders, speaking to Flight International at the official opening of the airframer's Broughton wing plant in the UK, said the manufacturer had "fought long and hard" to achieve the current configuration. "For us, that is the solution," he said. "We're not going to redesign it every half-year."