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Airbus lost one of its best customer for A 380

Seattle, Usa - KLM: "we could not afford to gamble on an investment in such a huge airplane"

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said yesterday it would not order Airbus massive 555-seat Airbus 380 airliner, preferring jets half that size and possibly a faster new jet proposed by Boeing. KLM's management said during a press conference about this second thought that "even if we are noting several carriers on popular routes could make good use of the A380, slated to enter service in 2006, we could not...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 29094
Rome, Italy, 05/30/2002 12:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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