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...build a weight-saving twinjet, but they dallied. Next, a new-generation Airbus, designated the A310, will be a direct competitor to Boeing's planned 767. Already the new Airbus, which seats 200 and has most advanced technological features, has been ordered by Air France (four), Lufthansa (ten) and Swissair (six)?and Airbus sales teams are canvassing potential buyers throughout the world...
Shortly before United's announcement, Airbus Industrie, the state consortium owned jointly by France, West Germany and Spain, took an early lead in the sale of new-generation jets by winning 20 orders, worth $500 million, from Lufthansa, Swissair and Air France for the B10. Airbus executives pretended not to be discouraged by Boeing's victory. "United's order was not a launch order for us as it was for Boeing," said one Airbus official in Paris...
Boeing has come up with a sound compromise. It has told airlines, including United, American, Delta and Swissair, that it will build one plane seating seven abreast. But the plane can made with either two or three engines; seating can vary between 180 and 210, and ranges can be either 2,300 or 4,600 miles. Forward of the tail, where the third engine will be located, both the tri-jet and twin-jet will be virtually identical...
...surfaced next day and took an El Al flight from Paris back to Israel, where he conferred briefly with Premier Menachem Begin. In Tel Aviv, Dayan deviated from his schedule once more: instead of taking an El Al flight to New York, he flew to Zurich to catch a Swissair...
...consul general to allow his charges to fly on to Guam, even offering to pay their fares. "I'll buy the tickets if I have to hawk my left ear." The refugees probably will be released from the camp this week. In the meantime, Mills and Swissair have kept up their hopes. The airline has supplied food and clothes, and Mills acts as the group's personal legal counsel, moral overseer and English teacher. He has also spent nearly $2,000 for clothing, food and toys. Says Mills, "I've been buying bras, baby clothes, milk...