Topic: Aerospace and Defense Sector
EADS considers tender for US tanker deal
AFP Global Edition
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 Friday. Last week, EADS angrily pulled out of the race for the 35-billion-dollar (26-billion-euro) contract to supply ...
Daimler to keep stake in EADS
AP News
Germany's Daimler says it will continue current EADS investment arrangementGermany's Daimler AG said Friday it doesn't plan to exercise an option to sell its sizable stake in aerospace and defense contractor EADS N.V. Daimler, based in Stuttgart, is better known for cars and trucks, but owns ...
Recession hurting cruise ship builders
AP Features
Ship builders fear downsizing, or worse, if cruise companies don't order more vesselsThe cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships. Executives from the major European shipyards say they're not getting enough orders to keep busy and profitable. Though cruise bookings ...
US may extend tanker deadline to allow EADS bid
AFP Global Edition
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 "would consider a reasonable extension to the RFP ...
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