flyadeal Is Angry At Airbus

Saudi Arabia-based flyadeal, a budget carrier, has expressed frustrations with Airbus over the persistent delays of next-generation aircraft.

The company is currently expecting to take delivery of types such as the A330neo, a new engine model integral to allowing future growth at the airline.

However, now flyadeal is criticising Airbus because of this, stating that the delays are reaching a point where there cannot be a logical excuse, according to the airline’s CEO at the IATA annual meeting.

The comments came a matter of days after Emirates shared a more positive outlook on the 777X first delivery, and they equally reaffirmed the stance that excuses have been exhausted for the persistent delay of new planes.

The frustrations of airline customers continue to grow as more and more planes are delayed in their delivery to their final destination.

flyadeal, more specifically, feels that the delays, while frustrating, are also not aided by the lack of transparency on the part of the planemaker.

Steven Greenway, the CEO, specifically when speaking to Reuters, confirmed that “it is just going beyond a joke now,” in landmark comments highlighting what many airlines are feeling but may not be bold enough to comment publicly.

flyadeal doesn’t see the problem getting any better, confirming that all of the aircraft delivered this year have been delayed, including those at the mainline Saudia.

Pressures Continue At Airbus

Unfortunately, the frustrations at flyadeal aren’t expected to be solved overnight based on the latest confirmation surrounding the outlook for the next couple of years at Airbus.

The struggles are likely to continue through 2028 as Airbus battles supply chain frustrations and its backlog of undelivered aircraft grows, as more airlines purchase new planes.

Airbus has warned that for customers expecting new plane deliveries in 2025 alone, they should consider the initial timelines as potentially unmet, and month-long delays should already be factored into the delivery timeframe.

Some airlines have remained quiet, while others have remained positive, and some have also shared their frustrations over the struggles of taking on new planes.

The delivery of new planes is crucial to an airline’s business development, whether this involves renewing the fleet, retiring older planes, or facilitating growth.

If Airbus or any other planemaker cannot meet the initially proposed delivery timeframes by many months, if not years, airlines awaiting the planes will face struggles in planning for the future.

The planning can be as simple as launching new routes, which cannot proceed as intended due to substantial challenges in understanding when new planes are going to arrive.