EADS to deliver fault-free CASA planes by May 31

Czech Ministry of Defense signs supplementary contract with Omnipol and EADS redefining terms of delivery of CASA planes

Politics & Policy|Companies

Tom Jones | 27.01.2012

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The CASA C-295 transport plane manufactured by EADS of Spain

Last November, Minister of Defense Alexandr Vondra said that Spanish aviation manufacturer EADS and the Czech arms trading firm Omnipol must deliver the four CASA planes purchased by the Czech defense ministry in full working order, including functional anti-rocket defense system, by end of May, or the order would be cancelled. On Friday, Vondra announced that EADS and Omnipol had agreed to the deadline.

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