Airbus To Delay Delivery Of Transaero A380

Airbus is delaying the delivery of Transaero's first A380, as the recession-hit Russian economy dents travel demand in the region.

"The contract is still in place," an Airbus spokeswoman said. "We are looking at rescheduling the delivery of the first plane, which was planned for this year."

She added that there were no details of the new delivery schedule.

Transaero has ordered four of the superjumbos.

The spokeswoman said the delay would not affect Airbus's plans to breakeven on the A380 this year.