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Delays in the A-380 delivery to Virgin Atlantic

London, United Kingdom - First one should have to arrive in 2013

Virgin Atlantic Airways said that it had decided to postpone its order for six Airbus A-380 jets by four years, making it the first airline to step back from its commitment to the troubled twin-deck plane and signaling the potential for more trouble. The British airline, owned by the billionaire Richard Branson, and Airbus agreed in principle to defer delivery of the first A-380s from 2009 to mid-2013....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 67811
Rome, Italy, 10/27/2006 17:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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