UPDATE 1-"No free passes" for German firms in helicopter tender - German ministry
July 06, 2017 at 15:43 PM EDT
BUECKEBURG, Germany, July 6 (Reuters) - The German defence ministry on Thursday said there would be no "free passes" for any bidders in a nearly 4-billion-euro helicopter deal, a day after Europe's Airbus urged the government to ensure German firms got a big share of the pie.