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French AFP wire service news clipping from August 1981 about Laker Airways financial difficulties and debt delays

French AFP wire service news clipping from August 1981 about Laker Airways financial difficulties and debt delays

This AFP (Agence France-Presse) wire service document from August 17, 1981 reports on Laker Airways' financial troubles, including Sir Freddie Laker's request to banks for payment delays on certain debts. The French-language press clipping discusses the airline's struggle with currency fluctuations and mentions debts totaling around 130 million pounds for aircraft purchases including Airbus and DC-10 aircraft.

Laker Airways Sir Freddie Laker 1981 1980s AFP press clipping financial difficulties debt banking DC-10 Airbus currency exchange French news wire

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