The European aircraft maker, Airbus, has again postponed the start of the construction of its planned A3XX super jumbo jet and is currently working in secret on a cheaper alternative, the German weekly magazine Stern reports in its latest edition.
In Paris, Airbus Industrie denied the report, describing it as "simply grotesque".
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