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US diplomats intervened several times to push to buy planes from Boeing

Washington, USA - And not from the rival Airbus. The new Wikileak's revelations

On Sunday, January 2, 2010, the "New York Times" (NYT) revealed the content of another cable unveiled by the web-site Wikileaks: on several occasions in recent years, American diplomats have spoken with various heads of State to convince them to buy Boeing aircraft industry rather than those of its main rival in Europe, the Airbus consortium. The agreement signed in November for 12 B-777/300 airliners,...

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