Read more European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3344/european-aeronautic-defence-and-space-company.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 18:36:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21333/mccain-sucked-into-boeing-battle.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=82953&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020554' border='0' />John McCain is being dragged into the feud between Boeing and the Air Force, reports AP . A firm headed by McCain's campaign finance chairman, Tom Loeffler, was paid $220,000 to lobby on behalf of the Airbus, the successful European rival to Boeing's 767 fuel tanker. McCain had helped block...Presidential hopeful Arizona Senator John McCain greets supporters. His campaign chairman reportedly lobbied on behalf of the foreign corporation that beat Boeing out of a $35 Billion contract, potentially costing tens of thousands of American jobs.http://www.newser.com/story/21333/mccain-sucked-into-boeing-battle.htmlWed, 12 Mar 2008 04:30:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3363/boeing-airbus-firefight-at-paris-air-show.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=8456&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034534' border='0' />The battle between Boeing and Airbus soared to new levels of rancor this week at the Paris Air Show, where the companies are competing to supply the US Air Force with fuel tankers in a contract worth up to $40 billion. The open crossfire was unusual, the Wall Street Journal...Visitors on the tarmac of the Bourget airport, during the 47th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Tuesday June 19, 2007. Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS are expected to announce more plane orders Tuesday as trans-Atlantic rivalry between the two continues to dominate the Paris Air Show. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)http://www.newser.com/story/3363/boeing-airbus-firefight-at-paris-air-show.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2007 09:18:00 CDT