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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by throwwwwaway9 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @07:46AM (#16176656)
+1. Parts and maintenance might have just tripled in price and awaiting time. Emirates protected their investment at a low price...plane for plane, why not get this and insure that someone will be there for the previous order's planes.
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by MR4D on Thursday January 18, 2018 @08:47AM (#16176972)
Parts and maintenance are negotiated as part of the purchase.

For an airline not to do so would be economic suicide.

Also has the side benefit of locking in gradual prices increases for the manufacturer.

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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by notahacker on Thursday January 18, 2018 @09:09AM (#16177088)
Emirates does its own A380 heavy maintenance, but yeah, they'll have guaranteed the parts supplies
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