Austria prepares to dump Eurofighter order
Published: Sat Oct 7th, 2006Source: www.dw-world.de
In yet another blow to Airbus parent company EADS, Austria's newly elected center-left government has threatened to make good on one of its election promises and scrap the purchase of 18 Eurofighters. Before last Sunday's general election, the Social Democrats pledged to ditch the two billion euro ($2.5 billion) order put in place by the ruling conservative government of the time. Now preparing for government, the Social Democrats look set to deal EADS another huge blow by tabling a motion in favor of binning the contract as promised as soon as the new parliament convenes.
With civilian aircraft subsidiary Airbus lurching from one crisis to another, news that the Eurofighter aircraft project has taken another hit will surely increase the tension at EADS.
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