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Spain Seeks Three Planes For Oil Spills

source: Planet Ark | Nov 16, 04 | submitted by Ryan

Madrid, Spain - Spain will seek to acquire three aircraft specially equipped to fight oil spills like the Prestige disaster that soiled the northwest Spanish coastline in 2002, the Development Ministry said on Friday.

The three planes -- budgeted at 28 million euros ($36.01 million) each -- would be similar to the CN-235 made by European aerospace firm EADS, the ministry said.

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