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Delays Stall Delivery of Airbus A380s Again
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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The company, already dealing with two years of delays, said delivery dates of the double-decker, 555-seat plane would be postponed by three months through 2010. (article 4)
Analysts said the delays could hurt Airbus and Boeing by discouraging airlines from becoming early customers for new aircraft even with standard discounts. (article 4)
More time and resources were needed to increase production, the company said, which would result in fewer deliveries than planned during 2008 and 2009. (article 1)
The company said the latest delays were due to problems moving from the initial production phase, responsible for the first 25 aircraft, to a more intensive production line. (article 1)
The European aircraft maker said in a statement that it will deliver 12 planes in 2008 instead of 13, and 21 planes in 2009 instead of 25. (article 3)
Airbus CEO Tom Enders said the switch from individual production of the planes to serial production is about two to three months delayed. (article 3)
BEIJING China has established a homegrown company to make passenger jumbo jets, state media reported Sunday - a step forward in the country's quest to become less dependent on Boeing and Airbus. (article 7)
China Commercial Aircraft was established in Shanghai with registered capital of $2.7 billion, the official Xinhua news agency said Sunday. (article 6)
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Airbus, delays, airlines, Enders, production |
Source articles
- Airbus confirms new A380 delays (BBC News, 05/13/2008, 277 words)
- Airbus announces new delays to A380 (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/13/2008, 588 words)
- Airbus announces new delays to A380 (Washington Post, 05/13/2008, 428 words)
- Delays Stall Delivery of Airbus A380s Again (nytimes.com, 05/14/2008, 781 words)
- Airbus hit by new A380 delivery delay (Washington Post, 05/13/2008, 304 words)
- China launches company to make big jets (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/12/2008, 324 words)
- China establishes company to make its own jumbo jets (dallasnews.com, 05/12/2008, 225 words)
- Chinese plane business gets wings (BBC News, 05/11/2008, 330 words)
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