Lost Brazil order raises threat to Boeing fighter jets

Lost Brazil order raises threat to Boeing fighter jets

WASHINGTON - Brazil's decision to buy Swedish fighter jets instead of F/A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing eliminates its most promising foreign-sales prospect just as the U.S. company faces critical decisions about extending the jet's production line past 2016.

Brazil may wait over four years for new fighters, says SaabSAO PAULO  - Brazil is not likely to receive the first of its new fighter jets from Saab AB  for more than four years, the head of the Swedish company's aerospace unit told Reuters on Friday, underscoring the need for stopgap aircraft in coming years.

France soothes nerves over Dassault jets after Brazil setbackPARIS  - France's defense minister played down another sales failure for Dassault's Rafale fighter jet in Brazil, saying he was confident there would soon be better news from tenders in India and Gulf Arab countries.