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   that's a real shame. such a majestic piece of engineering...   
      
      
   "The First Solutrean"  wrote in message   
   news:lQUFh.1004$zR6.188@newsfe12.lga...   
   > So Airbust has "postponed" the A380 freighter version officially. The   
   > curious thing here is Airbust, according to one report, did not notify UPS   
   > of the postponement. That was not very nice.   
   >   
   > The other interesting part is that Airbust will reportedly not even move   
   > ahead with certification.   
   >   
   > UPS will not get their A380s until at least 2012.   
   >   
   > It seems though that the writing is on the wall. I think the freighter   
   > version is basically dead. Airbust could relaunch the product in 5 years   
   > or so...after all the bugs get worked out of the A380 passenger version.   
   >   
   > The only other possibility is that Airbust is fantasizing about getting   
   > new orders.   
   >   
   > I think UPS basically has to go to Boeing now...and cancel the Airbust   
   > order. Otherwise they will lose market share to Fedex. Boeing is in the   
   > driver's seat on pricing now. Even so, if UPS orders Boeings, they would   
   > all be delivered before they would have gotten the first A380. Boeing does   
   > have capacity to build more 777s and 747s.   
   >   
      
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