Alcoa, Airbus sign $1.4-billion supply deal

Jul 11, 2012 | 04:41 PM | Leanna Orr

Tags  Alcoa, Airbus, A350, aerospace, European Aeronautic Defence and Space, Leanna Orr

NEW YORK — Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. has signed a multiyear supply agreement worth $1.4 billion with Airbus SAS for aluminum sheet, plate and hard alloy extrusions to be used in virtually all the French aircraft manufacturer’s commercial programs.

Airbus, a subsidiary of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV (EADS), and Alcoa finalized the deal Wednesday at an air show in Farnborough, England.....





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