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US freight giant FedEx said today it had become the first airline to cancel its order for Airbus' troubled A380 superjumbo, ordering instead 15 new Boeing 777 Freighters.
FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp, said it had pulled out of an order for 10 freighter versions of the European superjumbo "after Airbus announced significant delays in delivery of the A380", news agency AFP reported.
Instead, FedEx Express said it was buying 15 Boeing 777 Freighter planes with options to purchase another 15.
