<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickP 1K:
IB is nowhere close to dumping orders for the A340-600, they just confirmed the order count to Airbus today. The firm vs. options changed (market conditions) but the order WAS confirmed.</font>
Looks like 9 hard just went down to 5 - I would say that's got to hurt. Everyone knows options are good for zilch right now - just ask Embraer.