AEROSPACE: EADS creates 9000 jobs as Airbus celebrates record-breaking year

The Gulf state of Qatar is in talks to buy into European aerospace firm EADS by purchasing half of German carmaker Daimler's shares up for sale, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported.Members of the Qatari government met two weeks ago with German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler for initial talks, said the magazine in its edition to be published Monday.Defence group EADS is the parent company of plane maker Airbus.

European aerospace giant EADS announced on Tuesday it will bid on a lucrative deal to supply the US Air Force with new aerial refueling tankers, taking on its archrival Boeing.EADS, the parent of Airbus, will make an offer as the lead contractor, having lost its US partner Northrop Grumman six weeks ago, officials said.Chief executive officer Louis Gallois said the company wanted to expand in the American defense market, long dominated by Boeing and other US firms."We want to increase our presence in the United States," Gallois said.

British defence contractor BAE Systems and European plane maker EADS said Wednesday they were in talks on a possible merger that would create "a world class international aerospace, defence and security group" that could better rival US giant Boeing.

BLAGNAC, France (AP) — Airbus said it was confident its planes would not encounter the same technical problems afflicting archrival Boeing's 787s, even though they use the same kind of batteries that have this week raised security concerns.

European aerospace giant EADS announced it will bid on a lucrative deal to supply the US Air Force with new aerial refueling tankers, taking on its archrival Boeing.EADS, the parent of Airbus, will make an offer as the lead contractor, having lost its US partner Northrop Grumman six weeks ago, officials said.Chief executive officer Louis Gallois said the company wanted to expand in the American defense market, long dominated by Boeing and other US firms."We want to increase our presence in the United States," Gallois said.