SINGAPORE -- Airbus finalized a deal to sell seven A350F cargo planes to Singapore Airlines during Asia's largest air show last month in an unusual contract partially modifying a previous agreement to deliver 17 passenger jets.
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The Airbus A350F offers improved operating and fuel efficiency. (Image courtesy of Airbus)
SINGAPORE -- Airbus finalized a deal to sell seven A350F cargo planes to Singapore Airlines during Asia's largest air show last month in an unusual contract partially modifying a previous agreement to deliver 17 passenger jets.