Airbus board members (L-R) John Leahy, President and CEO Gustav Humbert of Germany, Charles Champion of France and Tom Williams give a thumbs-up sign during a news conference in Paris, October 7, 2005. Airbus has formally launched the new passenger long-range A350 aircraft, for which it has already received 140 firm order commitments from nine World-renowned customers. The aircraft is due to enter service in 2006.
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