Airbus A350 Battery Contract to Make Saft $300m in Sales: Figaro

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Airbus A350 Battery Contract to Make Saft $300m in Sales: Figaro 2014-08-16 10:56:35.969 GMT

By Rudy Ruitenberg Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Saft Groupe’s forecast for sales of batteries includes original and replacement equipment, Le Figaro writes, citing interview with Saft CEO John Searle. * Saft will supply all batteries and connectors for A350 * Airbus to switch to lithium-ion batteries from nickel- cadmium mid-2015 following approval by authorities: Le Figaro

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