Airbus also has the problem of national rivalry. Especially the french and their "France leading the EU, EU leading the world" attitude polititians like to see Airbus as an all french product and regulary try to gain the upper hand in the company, much to the expense of it's other partners, in which Germany alone holds the same shares as France. Given that in France politics and the economy are practically the same and composed of the same people, at least in the upper levels, the conspiracies and intrueges must be extreme from all what is coming to light here and there. Then when the sh*t hits the fan, the blame game starts. It is no wonder finding standarts and delivery on schedule is such a problem, when different national sections of the company are standing in direct competition for parts to work on and lack any sense of beeing an "all" european endeavor.
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