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Old 19th August 2003 | 01:49
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BEagle
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
Yup - 'Not invented here' syndrome from a couple of Spams.

The A380 programme is developing considerable momentum, and both wide body and narrow body Airbus products are beginning to outsell Boeing. In fact if they hadn't virtually given away 737s to O'Leary, their sales figures would be even worse......

A318-321 - Tailored for appropriate regional and short-ish haul routes. Airlines can move them around between routes to capitalise on high demand sectors. Friday evening - A321. Tuesday lunchtime, A319.

A330, 340 and 340-5/600 - Selling well on long-haul...


......and in theory ALL have common type rating requirements. Although hopping from a 318 to a 340-600 might prove interesting!
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