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Old 29th Jul 2014, 03:26
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pattern_is_full
 
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I dunno - I understood it.

Skymark cancelled six A380 orders:

Airbus Said to Drop Skymark?s A380 Order on Cash Shortage - Bloomberg

One of which is already mostly built, thus now a "white tail" (finished aircraft with no corporate logo to paint on the tail, and looking for a buyer). And, per the article, already with custom fittings to Skymark's specs, and thus not necessarily ideal for other customers without a refit.

About the only thing unclear is whether wetwing thinks:

- Building the A380 was a bad decision in the first place, or
- talking about, or planning, a Neo upgrade, when they losing some orders for the original is a bad decision
- or both
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