Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN878
2009-04-15 03:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES IN
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UNCLAS AMMAN 000878
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA AND EEB/TPP/MTAA (MTOLLIVER)
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR (JGRIER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD PREL JO
SUBJECT: NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES IN
GOVERNMENT-FUNDED AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
REFS: A. STATE 34118
B. 08 AMMAN 1717
UNCLAS AMMAN 000878
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA AND EEB/TPP/MTAA (MTOLLIVER)
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR (JGRIER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD PREL JO
SUBJECT: NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES IN
GOVERNMENT-FUNDED AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
REFS: A. STATE 34118
B. 08 AMMAN 1717
1. (SBU) In response to Ref A, Post has no information confirming
discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in
government-funded airport construction.
2. (SBU) Currently, one U.S. manufacturer, John Bean Technologies
(JBT) Corporation (formerly FMC Airport Technologies),is drafting a
tender response to supply new boarding bridges for the Queen Alia
International Airport (QAIA) expansion. Post's Foreign Commercial
Service office is working with the company in developing its
response. JBT is competing against Chinese, German, and Norwegian
manufacturers. This expansion project is being managed by Airport
International Group (AIG),a consortium led by the French company
Aeroports de Paris that won the bid to renovate QAIA airport in
exchange for a 25-year concession on QAIA operations (ref B). JBT
is the world's largest and oldest ground support equipment
manufacturer with installations at airports and airlines across the
globe.
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
BEECROFT
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA AND EEB/TPP/MTAA (MTOLLIVER)
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR (JGRIER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD PREL JO
SUBJECT: NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES IN
GOVERNMENT-FUNDED AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
REFS: A. STATE 34118
B. 08 AMMAN 1717
1. (SBU) In response to Ref A, Post has no information confirming
discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in
government-funded airport construction.
2. (SBU) Currently, one U.S. manufacturer, John Bean Technologies
(JBT) Corporation (formerly FMC Airport Technologies),is drafting a
tender response to supply new boarding bridges for the Queen Alia
International Airport (QAIA) expansion. Post's Foreign Commercial
Service office is working with the company in developing its
response. JBT is competing against Chinese, German, and Norwegian
manufacturers. This expansion project is being managed by Airport
International Group (AIG),a consortium led by the French company
Aeroports de Paris that won the bid to renovate QAIA airport in
exchange for a 25-year concession on QAIA operations (ref B). JBT
is the world's largest and oldest ground support equipment
manufacturer with installations at airports and airlines across the
globe.
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
BEECROFT