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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 3:34 am
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Flying Winemaker
 
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Originally Posted by Steve in Olympia
".....Avalon, which is the major maintenance centre for Qantas’ fleeting of ageing Boeing 747’s."

The Financial Times, February 16, 2012.
These included a €104m impairment on the company's Brazilian operations because of greater than expected losses there in 2011, and a €39m impairment on the 747s it uses on its Asia-Europe routes.
Financial Times, February 21, 2012

Just to show that there is no consistency even within the FT!

For every wrong use of the apostrophe I can cite ten examples of correct usage. What is your game?
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