Finmeccanica Eurofighter contract with Kuwait delayed - source
ROME, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The completion of a contract for Italian defence group Finmeccanica (Other OTC: FINMF - news) to sell 28 Eurofighter jets to Kuwait has been delayed after first week of January, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Finmeccanica had originally expected to complete the deal in November, but that target was already put back to mid-December due to problems over pilot training and specialised personnel.
"We are looking at after the Epiphany," the source told Reuters, in a reference to Jan. 6, which is a national holiday in Italy.
The deal is worth up to 4 billion euros to Finmeccanica, sources close to the matter have told Reuters. (Reporting by Antonella Cinelli)