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Tanker affair: reactions by Congress and industry regarding Pentagon's decision

Washington, USA - Airbus would be ready to promote its solution if USA's Government decided to appraise possible alternatives to the 767

After announcement by US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, related to the need for postponing the final decision on the Boeing 767 Tanker programme (see for details AVIONEWS), the reactions by political and industrial environments have come soon. A part of American Congress itself in fact, would think that Pentagon’s decision should be at least considered as a clear sign for cancelling the hypothesis o...

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Rome, Italy, 05/27/2004 13:50
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