From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Phil Payne"  wrote in
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>> Weak dollar, French - German nationalistic animosity - The future of
> Airbus
>> no so bright?
>
> How far does Boeing have to ship the wings to mate them to the fuselage?
>
>

less of a problem than feuding politicians and nationalistic  rhetoric?

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2358356,00.html
Troubled European airplane maker Airbus faced worsening problems Tuesday as
Germany and France, who jointly control the company, wrangled over the
distribution of thousands of job cuts.

A day after Airbus delayed a key plan for a radical shake-up, the troubled
European plane maker was plunged into paralysis by national tensions and
bickering between French and German politicians.

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