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Empresas y finanzas

EADS says no decision yet on U.S. tanker bid


    PARIS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Airbus parent EADS said on Monday the European group had not yet decided whether to challenge Boeing for a deal worth up to $50 billion to sell aerial tankers to the United States.

    Louis Gallois told LCI Television in an interview to be broadcast later on Monday that any bid would be at a reasonable price and he ruled out going ahead with a loss-making proposal merely in order to pull off a strategic coup.

    Gallois also said EADS (EAD.PA)(EAD.MC)was seeking a U.S. partner to handle sensitive electronics work and confirmed talks with L-3 Communications and Raytheon as well as others.

    A tape of his remarks was made available ahead of their scheduled transmission in France at 1820 GMT.

    EADS is mulling whether to take the lead on a new bid after Northrop Grumman , its lead partner on an earlier successful bid which was overturned on an appeal from Boeing, decided to quit the race to re-equip the U.S. tanker fleet.

    (Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by James Regan)