Bruised BAE offers reassurance

Bruised BAE Systems has stepped up its efforts to reassure staff, customers and investors in the wake of its abandoned attempt to merge with EADS.

In a letter published in national newspapers, BAE chairman Dick Olver and chief executive Ian King said the defence giant did not "regret" the failed bid, which would have created a company with combined sales of £60 billion.
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