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Emirates Slams Airbus over A380 Defects (Dinah Deckstein, 3/17/09, Der Spiegel)

Emirates has presented Airbus with a damning list of defects in the new A380 super-jumbo jet. The airline, which has ordered 58 of the aircraft, warns of a possible "loss of confidence" in the giant plane.