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Emirates orders 8 more Airbus 380s, valued at $2.6 billion
By Steve Goldstein
Last Update: 5:07 AM ET Jun 18, 2007
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Emirates has ordered 8 additional Airbus A380 superjumbos worth $2.6 billion at list prices. Emirates has a total of 55 A380s on order. Emirates will take delivery of its first A380, powered by GP7200 engines, in the third quarter of 2008. The eight additional aircraft ordered Monday are expected to be delivered over 16 months, starting from July 2011. Airbus is a unit of EADS.