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Aerospace Notebook: Boeing nearly fired Mulally, book reveals

adam — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:04:06 GMT

Quoted: Stonecipher has told a few people privately that he considered sacking Mulally, but his comment to Newhouse is the first time that Stonecipher has acknowledged for the record the deep divide that he and Mulally apparently had back in 2004, when Boeing was getting its clock cleaned by Airbus

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LiveLeak.com - Hamburg - A320 nearly crashed during crosswind approach

mike — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:32:18 GMT

Really scary attempted landing of an A320 when the crosswind exceeded the capabilities of the plane (and pilot).

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BBC NEWS | Business | Air tanker deal provokes US row

mohit — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:39:32 GMT

It is hard to understand why the Air Force would go with a non-American company.

Quoted: Boeing's loss of a $40bn US military contract to a group including Europe's Airbus draws angry protests.

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Airbus Must Sell More A380s To Break Even - Forbes.com

adam — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:40:46 GMT

Quoted: in order for the A380 program to break even, it had to sell 420 of the aircraft, as opposed to the 270 originally planed. So far, the Franco-German company has received 159 orders for the double-decker planes

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Airbus - Welcome to Airbus.com!

Sigalon — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:56:52 GMT

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MSN Money - Associated Press Business News: Middle East Airline Plays Waiting Game

dragonc — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:36:01 GMT

Quoted: NEW YORK (AP) - Emirates, a small but increasingly influential airline, has jet maker Boeing Co. jockeying with rival Airbus SAS for a multibillion-dollar deal.

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai-based Emirates, is on a shopping spree for the industry's newest planes. He recently spent two days in Seattle, where Chicago-based Boeing builds most of its jets. He arrived there after a two-day stay in Toulouse, France -- the headquarters of rival Airbus.

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Business & Technology | Airbus stands firm on A350 | Seattle Times Newspaper

FrayLo — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:11:02 GMT

oh give me a fucking break, airbus. Leahy is always mouthing off about the 787 and what Boeing's doing.

Quoted: "I prefer to talk about my product," he said, "I don't like when my competitor is talking about my product."

"What Jim McNerney said is wrong," Gallois said. "It's completely unfair to say that."

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It's party time aboard Airbus A380

FrayLo — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:34:58 GMT

mehhhhhhhhh.

Quoted: "We have a bit of a game-changing airplane, but it's up to you to decide," John Leahy, the Airbus sales chief and master pitchman, said ...

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Airbus: Headed for a Breakup - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com

SLalley — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:21:41 GMT

Quoted: Buckle your seat belts: Airbus, the French-German champion of European industry, is headed for a breakup.

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Dreamliner rival from Airbus logs first order: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

adam — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:21:18 GMT

Where is Singapore getting this kind of scratch?

Quoted: Dreamliner rival from Airbus logs first order. - Singapore Airlines signed an order for 20 of Airbus' new A350 XWB jets plus nine A380 superjumbo airplanes in a deal with $7.5 billion at list prices.

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