PARIS (AFX) - Airbus hopes to win 20 new orders for its A380 this year, and 'at least two new clients' for the superjumbo jet, said John Leahy, the company's chief operating officer for customers.
It currently has 166 firm orders for the A380, from 15 clients.
Leahy was speaking at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France before an A380 flight reserved for journalists.
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