Concern for aircraft in Europe is increasing

July 18, 2008 · Filed Under Airbus, Aircraft

PARIS (AP) - Despite Airbus order flow grows in the French region of the main Toulouse plant concern about the relocation to countries outside Europe. The times when German and French, 70 percent of the work shared was gone, said the President of the French “Airbus” Midi-Pyrenees, Martin Malvy, the “Parisien” (Wednesday).

“The orders are one thing, production is a different and wonders, in which country the manufacturing of parts to be awarded.” This would Airbus fuselage parts that have come from France, the future of U.S. manufacturers Spirit. Hulls parts for Airbus in the future will also build in the Emirates.

EADS chief Louis Gallois had said that “on the day the euro is the mark of 1.50 U.S. dollars through, 70 percent of European aircraft construction,” will Malvy said. Today will be decided where the A350 and the successor of the A320 would be built. “Even the Germans are better equipped than we are.” There would be stations in France and Britain dismantled, but not in Germany.

“Beyond the Rhine, the (federal) countries an enormous usable with their small share in the company. They take part in all strategic discussions and bring their full weight in order to defend their interests. We have this opportunity not,” complained Malvy .

The region had recently joined President to President Nicolas Sarkozy with requesting that the suppliers to help. These small companies must pay before they are assigned something.” Even reputable companies have already lost tenders, “because the banks “too risky” and better to deny loans”.