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Virgin Atlantic Confirms Order For 10 Airbus A330 Aircraft

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Published at: www.reuters.com

What Happened To “Four Engines For Long Haul” Mr. Branson?

January 11, 2010

GLG Expert Contributor

At an air show, not so long ago, “four engines for long haul” was the slogan. Aside from proving just how wrong that statement was, Virgin Atlantic’s order for A330’s shows that not even they could ignore the fact that two engines were and are always better than four.

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