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Airbus announces plans for A-330 Freighter final assembly

Toulouse, France - In Mobile, Alabama

"Airbus announced a commitment to establish an A-330 Freighter aircraft final assembly line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, if Northrop Grumman (supported by Airbus's parent company, EADS) receives the order to build aerial refuelling tankers from the United States Air Force. If established, the FAL would mark an important step forward for U.S. aerospace production, as it would be one of the first new commercial...

fra/pec - 1084676
Rome, Italy, 01/17/2008 15:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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