Airbus Industrie has scored three major orders, including a landmark sale of long-range aircraft in Latin America, as it prepares to formally launch a new 100-seat model. Sources here indicate that the four-nation Airbus consortium is on the verge of giving a production go-ahead for the A318, a shortened 107-seat version of the A319 that would offer A320 family operators expanded flexibility (AW&ST Sept. 14, 1998, p. 26).
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