Hurel-Dubois Says It'll Share
Up to 2% of Superjumbo Risk

Asian Aerospace 2000 -- Hurel-Dubois has signed on as a risk-sharing partner in the A3XX superjumbo jetliner it says is being marketed now for commercial service entry in the 2005 timeframe.

"The participation of up to 2% in Airbus Industrie's approximately $12 billion A3XX program position's Hurel-Dubois for aerostructure/engine nacelle systems development and production," the French company said here.

"This agreement is part of our long-term strategy to place Hurel-Dubois on the key aircraft programs of the 21st century," said chairman and CEO Francis Avanzi.