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US Approves $6 Billion Sale of Boeing Surveillance Aircraft to Canada
- Canada says the purchase of Boeing planes isn’t a done deal
- Bombardier, based in Canada, wants its planes picked instead
A P-8 Poseidon military aircraft.
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The US approved the potential sale of as many as 16 P-8 surveillance aircraft to Canada in a deal valued at as much as $6 billion for manufacturer Boeing Co., even as Ottawa said no decision had been made and Canada’s Bombardier Inc. pressed its own bid.
Under terms of the possible sale, Canada would get the US Navy’s top maritime surveillance and sub-hunting aircraft, along with spare parts and support options. The deal would still require US Senate approval.