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   From: TheFirstAmerican@iwuzherefirst.org   
      
   "captain."  wrote in message   
   news:KP3Gh.1024$lY6.722@edtnps90...   
   > that's a real shame. such a majestic piece of engineering...   
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   So was the spruce goose. I saw one article that called it the Toulouse   
   goose.   
      
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   > "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.   
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   >> 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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