Airbus gets orders for superjumbo jet

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Singapore Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A-3XX jets from Airbus Industrie. Airbus A-3XX is a superjumbo jet that can fly 555 passengers. The order comes as a blow for Boeing which had hoped to make the airlines its launch customer for a lonnger 747 jet. Boeing has no orders yet for its jet and will not build the plane until it has firm customers. The Singapore Airlines order brings the total tentative orders for A-3XXs to 32. Airbus will not start production until it receives a total of 40 to 50 orders.

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Airbus super-jumbo jet to let fliers travel in style

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Airbus is developing its first super-jumbo A-3XXs which are aimed at providing travelers a grand hotel experience. The A-3XXs are scheduled to offer regular flights in 2005. It will carry 555 passengers in three classes on the two main decks. It will have a grand staircase between the two main decks, duty-free shops, lounge areas and casinos on the lowest deck. The super-jumbo jet will have a list price of $230 million.

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Airbus plans humongous, 2-decker jet

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Airbus Industrie plans to build the world's largest two-level jetliner that would accomodate 550 passengers. The aircraft will cost $10 billion and at least $250 million per unit, which is $60 million more than Boeing Co's largest aircraft, the 747. North America Chmn Jonathan Schofield sees the product development as a challenge to Boeing's undisputed market leadership in building large jetliners.

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