International Lease Finance Corp., the world’s biggest aircraft-leasing company, may cancel its $3 billion order for Airbus SAS’s A380 after the planemaker delayed delivery of the jets for a second time.

Airbus told International Lease the order for 10 of the 555- seat planes will now be 12 to 14 months later than the original agreement, Los Angeles-based International Lease Chief Executive Officer Steven Udvar-Hazy said in an interview. He said the contract lets his company scrap the deal without penalties after a six-month delay.

“We could cancel and are considering canceling all or some of our A380 order,’’ he said in a telephone interview yesterday. “We are not happy and on safe ground to cancel the order.’’

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