I / Dubai December 10, 2009, 15:52 IST
Emirates airline says it plans to receive its fifth Airbus A380 "superjumbo" next week and another before year's end after lining up more than $1 billion in financing.
The Dubai government-owned carrier -- West Asia's biggest and the world's top buyer of the plane -- says it expects to receive four more of the double-decker aircraft next year.
Emirates' announcement today comes as other Dubai state-run companies are under increasing scrutiny over their willingness to pay back more than $80 billion in debt.
Emirates President Tim Clark says the airline is in a "secure financial position."
The carrier says it received a total of $1.13 billion in financing for the six A380s from Citigroup and Doric Asset Finance.