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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8526

23 August 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 22
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taiwan
Commission gives warning after purchase of American aircraft engines

Brussels, 22/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has warned Taiwan about the contract signed by its airline company, China Airlines, with American GE (instead of British Rolls Royce) for the purchase of 24 Airbus A330 engines. It is "fundamentally concerned about the decision-making process regarding the ordering of engines". "We are not sure that this decision was taken for purely commercial reasons", spokesperson Michaël Mann said on Thursday. Therefore, he added, "this...

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