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AGUSTA-ITALIAN FORESTRY CORP: THE SHADOW OF F-16 FIGHTERS

PARIS, FRANCE, The aeronautical dispute between France and Italy, basically regarding the "Mirage 2000" question (but also relationships between Finmeccanica - Airbus, Alitalia - A380 and so on) has added a new argument that is about the Forestry Corps' choice of purchasing new helicopters. The Italian industry Agusta asked the bid to be private rather than public international trying to exclude Eurocopter...

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Rome, Italy, 01/24/2001 16:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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