n a surprising move NWA places an order for six A380 aircraft
By Andrea Paula Riley, MarketWatch
Last Update: 11:59PM ET March 31, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In a surprising move NWA places an order for six A380 aircraft.
Northwest Airlines (NWAC) is the first North American airline to order A380 aircraft. In a surprising moved NWA placed an order for six A380 aircraft. Northwest spokesperson, Mary Stannik, said "Northwest is ripe for this kind of order. These Airbus planes are going to enhance our Trans-Pacific network and enable us compete both on price and comfort with our main competitor United Airlines." According to NWA insiders the A380 planes will be delivered between 2008 and 2011.
Mike Boydd, Aviationplaning.com, said "I'm surprised NWA chose the whale jet. Evidently desperate times call for desperate measured."
Northwest internal sources confirm that NWA will initially start A380 service from airports in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Minneapolis.
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By Andrea Paula Riley, MarketWatch
Last Update: 11:59PM ET March 31, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In a surprising move NWA places an order for six A380 aircraft.
Northwest Airlines (NWAC) is the first North American airline to order A380 aircraft. In a surprising moved NWA placed an order for six A380 aircraft. Northwest spokesperson, Mary Stannik, said "Northwest is ripe for this kind of order. These Airbus planes are going to enhance our Trans-Pacific network and enable us compete both on price and comfort with our main competitor United Airlines." According to NWA insiders the A380 planes will be delivered between 2008 and 2011.
Mike Boydd, Aviationplaning.com, said "I'm surprised NWA chose the whale jet. Evidently desperate times call for desperate measured."
Northwest internal sources confirm that NWA will initially start A380 service from airports in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Minneapolis.
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