After tanker flop, Airbus pushes transporter in US

 15.03.2010 08:10   washingtonpost.com

PARIS -- Unbowed in its push into the lucrative U.S. defense market, Airbus said Monday it is aiming to sell about 210 of its much delayed A400M military airlifters to the United States.

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