=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2005/04/28/financial/= f055858D30.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 28, 2005 (AP) Airbus Wins British Airline Order for Jets (04-28) 05:58 PDT PARIS, France (AP) -- European airplane maker Airbus SAS said Thursday that British Mediterranean Airways has ordered seven A321 jets valued at a total of $525 million at list prices. BMED, as the British Airways PLC franchise partner is known, expects the first aircraft to be delivered in January 2006, Airbus said in a statement. Airbus A321s have an average list price of $75 million each and seat 149 passengers, although airline customers often receive discounts from plane manufacturers. BMED is based at London Heathrow airport and serves 15 destinations in t= he Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2005 AP