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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 7:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Stranger
An advantage?

For whom, apart from Airbus, which saved the cost of developing two different wings instead of one?
Exactly. Was a very smart move by Airbus at the time who got two different aircraft for not too much more than the cost of developing one.

Don't think for one minute that the whole A330/340 program has not been a huge financial success for Airbus.
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