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Airbus gets go-ahead to build new airliner
By Sylvia Pfeifer (Filed: 28/11/2004)
The board of EADS, the parent company of Airbus, the aerospace giant, will tomorrow give the green light to develop its new aircraft, the A350.
Executives from EADS and BAE Systems, Britain's largest defence contractor and a 20 per cent shareholder in Airbus, will meet tomorrow to sign off the plans to press ahead with the new plane, which will compete head on with Boeing's new 7e7 Dreamliner.
The A350 will be based on the existing 200-seater A330 range, but will be fitted with new wings and engines to increase its range and capacity. It will use the same engines as those being developed for the 7e7 to give improved fuel performance. The EADS board will also agree to apply for aid from European governments to fund the €2bn-€3bn (£1.4bn-£2.1bn) development of the A350. The aid must be repaid.
The decision is likely to fuel the row between Airbus and Boeing over the use of state aid to develop new aircraft. Last month the US and the EU became embroiled in the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organisation with counter-suits claiming that Airbus and Boeing had received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies.
Bron : http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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By Sylvia Pfeifer (Filed: 28/11/2004)
The board of EADS, the parent company of Airbus, the aerospace giant, will tomorrow give the green light to develop its new aircraft, the A350.
Executives from EADS and BAE Systems, Britain's largest defence contractor and a 20 per cent shareholder in Airbus, will meet tomorrow to sign off the plans to press ahead with the new plane, which will compete head on with Boeing's new 7e7 Dreamliner.
The A350 will be based on the existing 200-seater A330 range, but will be fitted with new wings and engines to increase its range and capacity. It will use the same engines as those being developed for the 7e7 to give improved fuel performance. The EADS board will also agree to apply for aid from European governments to fund the €2bn-€3bn (£1.4bn-£2.1bn) development of the A350. The aid must be repaid.
The decision is likely to fuel the row between Airbus and Boeing over the use of state aid to develop new aircraft. Last month the US and the EU became embroiled in the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organisation with counter-suits claiming that Airbus and Boeing had received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies.
Bron : http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Link : HIER
