DUBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Emirates Airline is a

"frustrated entity" because of a lack of planes, the carrier's

president said on Wednesday, adding that it would now have an

85-strong fleet of Boeing 777-9X jets if the planemaker

had been able to deliver them on time.

"We are expansionists, as you know. And we've had our wings

clipped," Tim Clark told reporters at an event to mark delivery

of Emirates' first Airbus A350 aircraft.

Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, has

increasingly voiced its displeasure over delays and uncertainty

plaguing delivery of the 777-9X jets, which were exacerbated by

a weeks-long strike by Boeing ( BA ) factory workers.

Asked if there were any plans to review the orders in light

of the delays, Clark said the company would just wait and see.

"I'm hoping that with the $21 billion they've just had

injected into the company and the end of the strike, they're now

working over the next few months to sort out what they're going

to do. We watch that very closely," he said.

Boeing's ( BA ) new CEO said in October that the planemaker had

told customers it expects first delivery of its 777X in 2026,

owing to challenges in development, a flight-test pause and the

work stoppage.

Clark also said that the new Airbus A350 aircraft would

drive the next phase of Emirates' growth, enabling it to

consider new destinations.