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Old 5th Aug 2004, 11:14
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Very good news for Airbus and Virgin; good to see an airline growing; no doubt many promotion opportunities for VS S/Os and F/Os over the next few years. No mention of the 380s either; there was speculation that they might be cancelled as a result of a 346 order.

As to BEagle's comment about things not going well for Boeing, I'd have to say that this was an order Airbus absolutely had to win. Whether VS was serious about going for the 773ER (or was just using it as a weapon to pressure Airbus) is something we may never know, BUT other airlines, such as CX, SQ are actively considering the 773ER over the 346 (indeed, if rumours are to be believed, the 772LR has a good chance of replacing the brand new 345 at SQ), so the 777 is certainly winning the battle against the 345/6 and the 7E7 is giving the 332 a good run for its money. It's a very strong fight for every order and as ANZ's recent order suggested, Boeing can quite easily bring about its surprises : ANZ had been seen as a dead cert for the 332.
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