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Thu 04 Apr 2003Airbus to bid for Government jetThe French plane-maker, Airbus, will bid to supply the new Government jet, the company said yesterday. Proposing the €41.7 million Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) to the Government, the company said it was likely to compete directly with Boeing for the contract.The Department of Defence is expected to issue a tender early next week for the contract to replace the Government's existing jet, the 14-seater Gulfstream G-IV. It is also tendering to replace the four-seater Beechcraft aircraft, which has been used for short-haul flights.