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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ORDERS 60 AIRBUS FREIGHTERS

FRANCE, UPS placed a firm order worth $6 billion for an additional 60 A300-600 freighters from Airbus Industrie to handle long-term growth in its air business. The order also includes options for an additional 50 aircraft. The planes will be delivered in the next nine years.

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Rome, Italy, 01/10/2001 14:15
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