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European planemaker Airbus said Monday it will build an assembly plant for civilian and military aircraft in Mobile, Alabama, if its partner Northrop Grumman Corp. wins an order for aerial refueling tankers from the United States Air Force.

Airbus rival Boeing Co. and defense contractor Northrop Grumman are competing for the $40 billion (26.9 billion) contract for 179 refueling planes which the Air Force is set to award Jan. 31. The decision has already been delayed twice.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders said the planemaker could start assembling the A330 civilian freighter aircraft on a "large-scale industrial site" planned for the assembly of Northrop Grumman KC-30 ...

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