Airbus Loses to Boeing As Costs Rise

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PARIS - The two-year delay to the Airbus A380 is proving costlier than expected, parent company EADS said Wednesday in a profit warning that sent shares lower as the aircraft maker confirmed it had lost its five-year lead in orders to Boeing Co.

Airbus won orders for 824 airliners last year, the company said - well short of both Boeing's 1,050 tally and its own industry record of 1,111 in 2005 - but delivered 434 planes to its U.S.-based rival's 398.

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Airbus Loses to Boeing As Costs Rise

Despite the production crisis blighting the double-decker A380, 2006 was "the best year ever in term...

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