Qantas CEO warns against lengthy Airbus delays

On time: A Qantas A380 takes off from Sydney Airport. The airline says there has so far been no indication of any slippage in deliveries from Airbus. — AP

SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Joyce has warned against lengthy delays to jetliner deliveries as he prepares to meet with the head of Airbus SE for a progress report on key programmes.

Joyce will press Guillaume Faury for certainty around the handover of bespoke A350 jets the Australian carrier has ordered for non-stop flights to Europe and the United States, together with a slew of A320s vital to upgrading the short-haul fleet.