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Airbus crisis over
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Airbus crisis over
Airbus says it has turned the corner after a crisis connected to
production problems and turmoil in the boardroom at its A380
super-jumbo project that has gone on for the past year. Speaking at
the Paris air show, Louis Gallois, CEO of the European
planemaker, said, "Airbus is back."
Airbus, which announced a raft of orders on the first day of the
show, is competing with Boeing, itsAmerican rival, for the title of
the largest planemaker in the world.
Boeing is expected to reveal the numbers of orders for its 787
Dreamliner soon. Airbus orders unveiledon Monday included Qatar
Airways confirming a $16bn order for 80 A350 Airbus planes and
orderingthree A380 super-jumbos for about $750m.
Boeing and Airbus are also competing for orders from aircraft
leasing firms. Orders from thesecompanies - who rank highly among
the biggest global buyers of aircraft - are often regarded as
anindication of how successful a model will be in the long
term.
Airbus also secured orders from US Airways that are worth $10bn
for 22 of its A350 jets, 60 A320s andten of its A330-200 wide-body
planes.
A few months ago, Airbus unveiled a major cost-cutting programme
aiming to reduce the workforce inEurope by 10,000, as well as
announcing a group restructuring. "I can tell you with full
confidence thatAirbus is back and fully back, as you have started
noting yesterday as demonstrated by our first day
announcements," said Mr Gallois on the second day of the air
show.
However, Boeing also announced a deal with General Electric (GE)
on the show's first day. GE'scommercial aviation services placed an
order for six 777 Boeing freighters valued at around $1.4bn, to
bedelivered in the last quarter of 2008.
A Wall Street Journal website report, quoting the Delta
operating chief yesterday said that Delta Air Lines were on
the verge of ordering as many as 125 Boeing 787 jetliners by the
end of this year.However, a spokesman for Delta later said that it
had been having conversations "with several aircraftmakers" and
that "no final decision" had been made on future fleet
purchases.
Comprehension Questions
Q1 - The problems at Airbus
have been resolved completely.
are well on their way to being sorted out.
are far from resolved.Q2 - Airbus announced
a large number of orders on the first day of the show.
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a few orders on the first day of the show.Q3 - Qatar
Airways ordered
83 planes on Monday.
80 planes on Monday.
3 planes on Monday.Q4 - US Airways
placed an order for the new super-jumbo.
didn't place an order for the new super-jumbo.may have placed an
order for the new super-jumbo.Q5 - Boeing
announced sales of the Dreamliner.
may sell some Dreamliners to General Electric.
may sell some Dreamliners to Delta Air Lines.Q6 - The Wall
Street Journal website report
was definitely correct.
was possibly correct.
was definitely wrong.
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