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Mycroft
November 13th 03, 06:29 PM
Boeing & BAE have signed a deal that should the RAF adopt the 767 tanker BAE
will get a slice of the pie.

Myc

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Tarver Engineering
November 13th 03, 06:52 PM
"Mycroft" <david > wrote in message
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> Boeing & BAE have signed a deal that should the RAF adopt the 767 tanker
BAE
> will get a slice of the pie.

BAE are nice people, I don't see a problem.

Mycroft
November 14th 03, 12:16 AM
I was not judging it either way being a UK citizen I think it will be good
for the country it is just a shame that BAE is now a French owned company.

Myc

Tarver Engineering
November 14th 03, 12:29 AM
"Mycroft" <david > wrote in message
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> I was not judging it either way being a UK citizen I think it will be good
> for the country it is just a shame that BAE is now a French owned company.

An offset for UK labor seems to be how business is done.

BUFF
November 14th 03, 09:25 PM
"Mycroft" <david > wrote in message
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just a shame that BAE is now a French owned company.

Since when?

Ian Craig
November 15th 03, 09:11 AM
"Mycroft" <david > wrote in message
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> I was not judging it either way being a UK citizen I think it will be good
> for the country it is just a shame that BAE is now a French owned company.
>
> Myc
>

Since when? Nobodies told us workers........
>

Keith Willshaw
November 15th 03, 12:02 PM
"Ian Craig" > wrote in message
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>
> "Mycroft" <david > wrote in message
> ...
> > I was not judging it either way being a UK citizen I think it will be
good
> > for the country it is just a shame that BAE is now a French owned
company.
> >
> > Myc
> >
>
> Since when? Nobodies told us workers........

Last I heard was about 45% of the shares were held by British
investors with the next largest group owned by US interests.

Keith

Ian Craig
November 15th 03, 04:13 PM
"Keith Willshaw" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ian Craig" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Mycroft" <david > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I was not judging it either way being a UK citizen I think it will be
> good
> > > for the country it is just a shame that BAE is now a French owned
> company.
> > >
> > > Myc
> > >
> >
> > Since when? Nobodies told us workers........
>
> Last I heard was about 45% of the shares were held by British
> investors with the next largest group owned by US interests.
>
> Keith
>
>Not doubting that bit. The "BAE is now a French owned" bit was my point of
interest.

John Mullen
November 16th 03, 09:30 AM
Mycroft wrote:

> I picked the french bit from another story re the UK CVs I may be mistaken.
>
> Myc
>
>

You're maybe thinking of Thales

John

Tarver Engineering
November 16th 03, 06:41 PM
"John Mullen" > wrote in message
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> Mycroft wrote:
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> > I picked the french bit from another story re the UK CVs I may be
mistaken.
> >
> > Myc
> >
> >
>
> You're maybe thinking of Thales

Thales are nice people too, except maybe in Canada.

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