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To: stockman_scott who wrote (246572)	6/20/2003 12:37:12 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

AVIATION NEWS In Brief.... Qatar signs $5bn deal with Airbus --http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=54523&Sn=BUSI Guardian In brief: "Airbus flies past Boeing -- Boeing was left reeling from another blow yesterday at the Paris airshow after Airbus swept up a $5.1bn (£3.3bn) deal from Qatar Airways for 18 new planes. On Monday, Airbus beat the US aeroplane manufacturer to a $12.5bn contract from Emirates for 41 aircraft, but only last week Qatar was saying Boeing was still in the running for this latest order." --http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,981210,00.html "THE Paris Air Show this week seemed to be all about huge orders for Airbus wide-bodied jets from Emirates, Qatar Airways and Korean Air." -- economist.com ************* Compare and contrast: Seattle PI: "Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate panel that oversees regulation of the aviation industry, is asking The Boeing Co. for documents on negotiations that led to a $16 billion agreement to lease planes to the Pentagon." --http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/126911_tanker17.html FT.com: "A congressional panel announced yesterday that it would hold hearings on a $16bn contract with Boeing to lease the Pentagon air refuelling tankers. The House armed services committee will begin hearings next week." --http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1054966276591