Wednesday, June 20, 2007

GKN, Spirit lead race to invest in Airbus UK plant

(Reuters) - Others include France's Latecoere , which is
bidding to buy the nose and cockpit sub-assembly factory in
Meaulte, France, and OHB unit MT Aerospace, formerly
known as MAN Technologie, which wants to invest in Nordenham, a
German factory responsible for fuselage shells.




"There are at least two credible bidders for Filton," a
source familiar with the sale process said. Two sources said GKN
and Spirit were leading the competition to invest in Filton and
had also expressed interest in other European sites.


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