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Saudi Arabia picks EADS for three air tankers

Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:24am EST

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PARIS, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has awarded a contract to buy three refuelling tanker planes to EADS (EAD.PA), the European aerospace group said on Thursday.

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The Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft are adapted from A330 passsenger jets built by EADS subsidiary Airbus.

There was embarrassment last year when France prematurely announced a deal to sell two of the same planes to Saudi Arabia, then retracted the statement saying talks were continuing.

(Reporting by Tim Hepher)

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