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A380 Cover Story In Businessweek

Joni From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2339 times:

There's a cover story on the A380 in the international edition of Businessweek dated 10.11.2003. It's also available online is you have access. The story didn't reveal much in the way of new information, aside perhaps from the fact that Airbus is succeeding in funding 5B if the project's cost from cash flow.

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Wingman From Spain, joined May 1999, 1856 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2011 times:

They must feel very proud to be able to fund a minority portion of a new aircraft program as they become the world's undisputed leader in commercial aviation.

Klaus From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 20901 posts, RR: 55
Reply 2, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1771 times:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_45/b3857024.htm

NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7802 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1607 times:

Who says Airbus paid a "minority portion" of development costs?

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N79969 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1525 times:

"Airbus would have a bit of a safety cushion because the low-interest loans provided by European governments would not have to be repaid in full."

This is accounts for $ 3 billion in "loan" funds.

$5 billion is less than half of $13 billion.

Joni From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1281 times:

It said, fund it out of cash flow. They are also going to re-pay the loans to governments (at least the way things are going, and according to the article they have to partially repay also if the project doesn't work out).

It's deppresing how some people appear to be so bitter over the fact that the A380 hasn't flopped yet.

Mark_D. From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 1447 posts, RR: 6
Reply 6, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1203 times:

Joni-- It's deppresing how some people appear to be so bitter over the fact that the A380 hasn't flopped yet.

A lot of it may just be related to indoctrination from their society, and the extreme difficulty some people have in coming to grips with new realities in the world which they may have been brought up to react with hatred to if the indoctrination is proven false, or things like that.

Mt99 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 6364 posts, RR: 7
Reply 7, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1053 times:

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$5 billion is less than half of $13 billion.

That doesnt necessarilly a minority. What if Airbus funds $5billion and 13 othe stake holders give $1billion each. Then it is a majority.

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