Boeing tried to buy over Westland Helicopters from Finmeccanica

The Sunday Times reported that Boeing made an unsolicited bid to buy over Westland Helicopters from Italian firm, Finmeccanica. The offer was rebuffed.

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Westland Helicopters merged with Finmeccanica’s Agusta helicopter division in 2001 to form AgustaWestland.

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