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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 8:36 am
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EADS Formally Approves A350 Program
Boeing's new 787 has an official challenger. Airbus' major shareholders yesterday approved the launch of the new A350.

Airbus listed 140 "firm commitments" for the airplane and said it would soon turn those into orders. Noël Forgeard, chairman of European Aeronautic Defence & Space (EADS), parent of Airbus, said he expects to have 200 firm orders on the books by year end.

The A350 is scheduled to enter service by 2010. The first versions of the 787 will enter service two years earlier.

Boeing has 174 firm orders plus 99 publicly announced commitments to buy.
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