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Airbus' biggest A350 snubbed as Cathay opts for smaller sibling
Larger jetliners falling out of favour as carriers around the world rein in capacity expansion to ease pressure on fares
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Thu, Sep 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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AIRBUS'S newest wide-body jet lost more orders as Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd switched a contract for six A350-1000s to the smaller -900 variant and deferred delivery of five more by a year.
The model switch, announced by Asia's biggest international carrier on Wednesday, follows a decision last week at United Airlines to swop an order for 35 A350-1000s to 45 -900s, a move that increased the overall value of the deal but took a large bite out of the bigger jet's backlog.
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