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Boeing, Airbus Delays Aid Battered Carriers

Airlines already well under capacity as passenger numbers fall

By Jim O'Neill, Newser User

Posted Jun 2, 2008 8:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Airlines battling rising fuel costs and weakening demand have become unexpected beneficiaries of production delays on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380 jumbo jets, reports the Wall Street Journal. "For the industry, it's great,” says the chair of Air Canada’s parent... Read full story »

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