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France, Germany agree to delay decision on A400M military plane
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Posted on 06/12/2009 12:41:27 AM PDT by DTAD

France and Germany have decided to delay for six months a decision on the future of the problem-plagued Airbus A400M military transport plane, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday.

Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the fate of the plane being built by Airbus, a subsidiary of European aerospace giant EADS, during a meeting at the Elysee presidential palace.

"We talked about the A400M and decided that it would be good to give ourselves a small delay of six months to continue discussions and to find the best possible solution," said Sarkozy at a joint news conference.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: a400m; aircraft; military; transport

1 posted on 06/12/2009 12:41:27 AM PDT by DTAD
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To: DTAD

Why would France need a military transport plane?


2 posted on 06/12/2009 1:14:11 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Paladin2

Why would France need a military transport plane?


You can run away with more faster?


3 posted on 06/12/2009 3:31:53 AM PDT by steveyp
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