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Introduction
The news of orders by Iran Air and ANA for 12 and three A380s respectively is good news for Airbus, but these probably don’t do much to boost the backlog in practical terms.
These orders will likely replace some of those in the A380 backlog that are unlikely to be delivered.
In our annual examination of the backlogs of Airbus and Boeing, little has changed for the A380—until the Iran Air and ANA orders, there hasn’t been a sale of the A380 in more than two years.
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Category: Airbus, Boeing, Premium
Tags: 747-8F, 747-8I, A350-1000, A380, Air Austral, Airbus, ANA, Boeing, Hong Kong Airlines, Iran Air, Skymark Airlines, Virgin Atlantic