Tanker - here we go again

The stakes are higher now. Take a look here. EADS and Airbus don't have cash to spare on white tails - especially not tankers. Its true they could probably sell these planes to other tanker buyers, but a buyer might not want to combination - i.e. engines, etc.

As you can imagine there are complications. Meanwhile the time has allowed Boeing to update their offering with talk about the GEnx engine. Of course the NG/EADS team has not been asleep - they can also offer the GEnx engine. P&W looks like being cut out of the competition.

If last time was rough, the next round is going to be a lot rougher.

In other news --

• BA and its pilots strike a deal
• AF447 investigators getting "closer"
• FAA certifies AirCell
• More Airbus news from Paris - Wizz joins the party

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