http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3762-2397079,00.html
The usual diplomatic 'it's not sold until the bottom line is signed' caveat is being trotted out. Here's the text:
The sale of the nation's mothballed fleet of Skyhawks is by no means a done deal, as some reports have suggested.
Some media outlets have suggested the 17 attack fighter bombers have been sold to an American company - Advanced Training Systems International.
But despite that, sales consultants Ernst and Young say ATSI is just one of a select group of three.
The company says the American company is extremely interested but is unsure if the organisation will close.
Ernst and Young says there has been no regulatory sign-off.
That is now out of the hands of the Government and up to ATSI.
The consultants are continuing to explore options in Europe and Asia for both the Skyhawks and Aermacchi aircraft.
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