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Airbus achieves record deliveries

Airbus achieves record deliveries

Airbus achieves record deliveries

28 November 2006 News in brief

Airbus set two new aircraft delivery records this month and celebrated the delivery of its 4,500th aircraft, an A320 delivered to Egypt's Air Cairo. Airbus has broken the previous annual delivery record with 392 aircraft delivered so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 378 aircraft set in 2005. And with 46 aircraft delivered, the month of November set a new monthly record. Airbus is well on the way to achieving its target of 434 deliveries by the end of the year.