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Today Airbus' board of directors to decide about A-350 modifications

Toulouse, France - Clients' critics have been received

Today it should be examinated by Airbus’ board of directors the A-350’s dossier. It seems in fact that European consortium’s officials were persuaded, after the critics received by some clients, that without some modification the aircraft will be not able to compete with its direct competitor: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (see for details AVIONEWS). So the launch of the plane should have to be postponed of tw...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 140757
Rome, Italy, 05/12/2006 16:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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