Airbus exec hints at tardy 787, plays up A350 - by Dominique Gates
ohn Leahy may be getting gentler. But he's still the ultimate believer in Airbus. Airbus' chief commercial officer and supersalesman said Monday he's hearing from suppliers that Boeing's 787 could be up to six months late. Though he'd prefer that didn't happen, he added.
"In this particular case, misery doesn't love company," said Leahy, "We wish them well, to get an airplane out the door on time." Leahy called the A350, Airbus' challenge to the new Boeing jet, a "world airplane," because, like the 787, it will be built in large sections around the globe. And he predicted his plane will have at least 200 orders by year-end.
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