January 16, 2005 at 11:07 am
Airbus is close to clinching two large orders for its Airbus A380 from China which could be worth about $3 billion, The Sunday Times reported, citing industry sources.
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The Chinese government order, which is likely to be split between two airlines, Air China and China Southern, will be for five aircraft and a similar number of options to buy more. Cathay’s order could be the same size.