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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Airbus plans to bid for another SAAF new aircraft requirement

Casa C-295European aircraft maker Airbus Military, a subsidiary of jetliner manufacturer Airbus and part of the giant EADS group, has confirmed that it intends to bid for the South African Air Force's (SAAF's) new maritime surveillance, maritime patrol and medium transport aircraft programmes, when they are officially launched.

For all three roles, the company will offer different versions of the same aircraft - the C-295.

"Yes, that is our intention," Airbus spokesperson for South Africa Linden Birns told Engineering News Online on Tuesday at the Airbus Military Trade Press Briefing in Seville, Spain.

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