Tankers: Battle for US contract enters final phase

Boeing and Airbus slug it out to replace the Air Force’s ageing refuelling fleet, report Jeremy Lemer and Sylvia Pfeifer. Article forms part of a FT: Special Report 'Aerospace 2010'.

ESO: Background information: EADS goes on the US air tanker ride all over again http://www.europeansources.info/record/eads-goes-on-the-us-air-tanker-ride-all-over-again/

France24, 10.2.11: Boeing makes 'aggressive' bid for US tanker deal http://www.france24.com/en/20110210-boeing-makes-aggressive-bid-us-tanker-deal

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