UPDATE 3-Leaders urged to tackle A400M plane row
* Chronic delays said to threaten EU military plane project
* Airbus parent EADS denies cost overruns of 5 bln eur
* EADS shares tumble amid reports of in-fighting
(Rewrites after news conference, adds EADS statement)
By Tim Hepher and Matthias Blamont
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - European leaders were urged on Tuesday to intervene to resolve chronic delays to Europe's largest military project, the A400M heavy airlifter, to safeguard defence ambitions and secure 30,000 high-tech jobs.
The call from French senators came as shares in manufacturer EADS (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled on concerns about the potential cost of delays to the 20-billion-euro project, while fresh reports emerged of in-fighting inside Europe's largest aerospace group.
Members of two French Senate panels said they would send a 90-page joint report detailing problems and lack of oversight in the Airbus-led programme to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Continued...
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