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2007-03-20 Southeast Asia

Malaysia Airlines likely to cancel Airbus A380 orders

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Posted by Steve White 2007-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 An oversized, gas-guzzling, runway-cracking plane whose recovery/purchase package costs mainstream Malaysians prob can't afford to pay vv ticket prices-per-destination, which the local Gubmint itself would be hard=pressed to pay and support, and which Airbus also won't accept. NO BODY WANTS IT, NEEDS IT, OR CAN AFFORD IT, ERGO LETS BUY IT ALL???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-20 02:36|| 2007-03-20 02:36|| Front Page Top

#2 the aircraft will no longer fit into MAS's fleet plan

Translation: "Now that our big heads are thinking about it instead of our little heads . . . ."

Posted by gorb 2007-03-20 03:01|| 2007-03-20 03:01|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd fly that vulture to Europe if it had a seat that reclined.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-03-20 14:04|| 2007-03-20 14:04|| Front Page Top

#4 As predeicted, the other shoe that is the PAX version has begun its fall.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-03-20 14:56|| 2007-03-20 14:56|| Front Page Top

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