BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 5, 2001 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Sweetheart Deals To win early customers for its A380 superjumbo, Airbus is offering... DEEP DISCOUNTS Cargo model is selling for $133 million, passenger model for just over $140 million. List prices are $218 million to $235 million. LOW DOWNPAYMENTS They go as low as $500,000 per plane. WALK-AWAY OPTIONS Buyers can cancel up to a year before delivery. Only cost: loss of a small deposit. Normally, aircraft manufacturers charge steep cancellation penalties. Data: BusinessWeek _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Giving 'Em Away? TABLE: Sweetheart Deals INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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