The official EADS Team JCA webpage, TeamJCA.com, plays down the EADS connection.

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Shortly after 09:00 BST the van was travelling along Regent Road when a green Saab, registration C19 JCA, pulled out of Gloucester Street, blocking its path.

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That means removing the EADS CASA C-295 from consideration in the JCA program and removing funding for purchase of the aircraft by the Coast Guard Deepwater program.

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