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EADS considers tender for US tanker deal

AFP Global Edition 4 hours ago

European aerospace giant EADS may submit a new offer to supply the US air force with tanker jets if revised Pentagon tender rules give it a fair chance of success, the firm said on Friday. Copyright 2010 AFP Global Edition

Germany Airbus A400M

AP News 6 hours ago

The fourth A400M fuselage is being loaded on board an Airbus Beluga plane at the Airbus manufacturing site in Bremen, northern Germany, on Friday, March 12, 2010. The fuselage of the novel military airlifter will be delivered to the manufacturing site in ...

US may extend tanker deadline to allow EADS bid

AFP Global Edition 19 hours ago

The Pentagon on Thursday said it might extend a deadline for bids for a new aerial refueling tanker after Airbus parent EADS signalled it could return to the competition. After having been notified by EADS of its possible interest, the Defense Department ...

EADS CEO looks to expand in US

AP News yesterday

EADS plans a 'medium-sized' acquisition in the US with view to more defense contracts The CEO of European plane maker EADS said Thursday that his company is looking for a "medium-sized" acquisition in the U.S. following a failed bid for a $35 ...

EADS has received no word from U.S. on tanker

Reuters US Online Report Business News 4 days ago

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS <EAD.PA> has received no word of any changes to a contest to supply aerial refueling tankers to the United States, the head of Airbus Military said on Monday. A source familiar with Pentagon thinking said on ...

French president slams US decision on tanker jets

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the United States on Friday over bidding rules for a tanker jet contract, saying it was not the way for Washington to treat its European allies. British premier Gordon Brown added he was "disappointed" at the changing ...

US will drive tough bargain on tanker deal: Gates

AFP American Edition 8 days ago

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the Pentagon will drive a hard bargain with Boeing on a contract for a new aerial refuelling tanker after Airbus parent EADS dropped out of the competition. "I wish that we had had a ...

Report: Airbus, engine consortium seek damages

AP News 8 days ago

Report: Airbus arm, engine consortium seek millions from each other in dispute over delays A German newspaper reports that Airbus' military arm and the engine-making consortium for the A400M transporter plane are seeking hundreds of millions of euros from each other in ...

United makes firm order for 25 Airbus A350s

AP News 8 days ago

United Airlines signs firm order for 25 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday. Deliveries of the 314-seat ...

A400M woes push EADS into the red

AP News 10 days ago

EADS reports loss on cost overruns for military and commercial planes programs Airbus parent company EADS NV reported Tuesday that spiraling costs on its military transport plane and its A380 superjumbo pushed it into the red and warned that both programs will ...

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