Originally Posted by
l1011
Totally agree.
What happened to American Pride and supporting your own countries industry and jobs. Personally I will pay more for the same ticket on an airline that operates primarily US built equipment and when I book a ticket I refuse to book a airbus flight. Just my own little personal form of protest to the outsourcing of American jobs.
And it comes back, full circle...
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Alcoa Wins $1 Billion Aluminum Deal with Airbus
Published: Friday, 24 Jun 2011 | 11:57 AM ET Text Size
By: Reuters
U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa said Friday it has been awarded a multiyear agreement worth about $1 billion to supply metal for Airbus commercial aircraft.
It said the deal with the European planemaker calls for Alcoa [AA 15.29 0.01 (+0.07%) ] to provide aluminum sheet and plate using current and advanced-generation aluminum alloys, which are lighter and stronger than traditional metals and composites.
Terms of the agreement, reached this week at the Paris Air Show, were not disclosed, but Alcoa said the agreement has a value of about $1 billion over its life.
Alcoa's aluminum products will be used on most Airbus commercial aircraft, from short-range, single-aisle planes to long-haul jets, including the A380, the company said.
The aluminum, for fuselage panels and structural components as well as wing skins, will be supplied from plants in Davenport, Iowa, Kitts Green, England, and Belaya Kalitva in Russia.