IF ONLY THE HINDENBURG HAD SUCH PARACHUTES...:

Virgin gives Airbus one week to respond to A380 proposals (The Associated Press, 10/14/06)

Virgin Atlantic Airways voiced more dissatisfaction Friday with major delays to the Airbus A380, but the plane's biggest customer, Emirates, said it had no current plans to cancel any of the 45 superjumbos it has on order.

Virgin Atlantic, which has warned that A380 cancellations are among the options it is reviewing, said it had given Airbus one week to respond to new proposals, likely to include more compensation and earlier deliveries than the aircraft maker had offered.