Thread: USAF Tanker Decision: KC-30 wins
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Old 03-05-2008, 20:05 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gunnut View Post
Airbus is the commercial jet division of EADS. They aren't exactly the same. So it's possible to take one division of a company to court and then buy stuff for the other division.
But that's not what's going on. Airbus will fly A330's from France to Alabama for conversion. Even the engines on these tankers will be French built.
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