Talks to save A400M end in deadlock

Article reports that talks to save one of Europe's largest defence projects have ended in deadlock, January 2010, in spite of governments offering to pay EADS €2bn to help cover huge cost overruns on the A400M military transporter.

ESO: Background information: EADS faces flak over A400M cost overruns http://www.europeansources.info/record/eads-faces-flak-over-a400m-cost-overruns/

France24, 4.2.10: France, Germany urge A400M military aircraft funding solution http://www.france24.com/en/20100204-france-germany-a400m-funding-military-aircraft-airbus-budget-merkel-sarkozy

BBC News, 3.2.10: Airbus' military plane continues to distract http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8491206.stm

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