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Maturing A380 on surer footing

Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious i

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

June 13, 2007

Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious in its prognosis for the super-large airliner’s immediate future. All the talk in press briefings before the Paris Air Show concentrated on achieving “maturity” and “sustainability” for the program. But in reality, the A380 program appears back on a much surer footing than it was a year ago and the company is slowly rebuilding its shattered self-confidence as it prepares for first customer deliveries in October.

Airbus’s caution is exemplified by the fact that it is resisting the temptation to parade the first customer aircraft in its Singapore Airlines livery because it is currently being upgraded to the latest production specifications. But it has two other A380s on display here at Le Bourget this week.

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