Fill in the Blanks PASSIVE WAS, WEREOnline version Choose the best option to complete the missing gaps. by Centro de Autoacceso Unidad Los Uribe FCA 1 ORDERED WERE PRODUCED ORDERED WAS WERE WAS JOINED LAUNCHED RECEIVED WAS WERE WAS WERE DOMINATED WERE BOUGHT DESIGNED WERE SOLD SOLVED WERE Airbus WAS FORMED ( form ) in 1970 when the French company Aeropostale and the German company Daimler - Benz aerospace agreed to work together to manufacture large passenger planes . The two companies ( join ) by the Spanish company Casa in 1971 , and British Aerospace became part of the consortium in 1979 . The first aircraft , the A300 , ( Produce ) in 1972 . The first planes were very successful , and 55 planes ( order ) by different airlines , mostly European . However , in 1975 , the company had serious problems , and no orders ( receive ) for sixteen months . The problems ( solve ) when the American company Eastern Airlines leased four A300B4s in 1977 . The planes were very popular . The following year , 23 A300s ( sell ) to Eastern Airlines , and 46 more planes ( buy ) by other US Airlines . This let Airbus into the American market , which at the time ( dominate ) completely by Boeing . In 2000 , Airbus began work on the A380 , the biggest passenger plane in the world . It ( design ) to have 555 seats , two shops , bars , and even a gymnasium . When the A380 ( launch ) in January 2005 , 45 of the new planes ( order ) by Emirates of Dubai at a cost of $19 billion , making this the biggest deal in aviation history .
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