“I think it’s not helpful for the industry, and if it’s not helpful for the industry, it’s not helpful for Airbus,” Airbus CFO…
Airbus CFO Thomas Toepfer told CNBC the French planemaker was"not happy" about the issues facing U.S. rival Boeing.
Toepfer said the situation had made Airbus"obsessed by the thought" of ensuring it does not happen on one of its own aircraft. Boeing is under intense pressure following a series of costly and reputationally-damaging incidents. A door plug in one of its 737 Max 9 aircraftin 2018 and 2019 involving the 737-Max, its bestselling aircraft, which dented public trust in the company and raised serious questions about its culture and quality control processes.
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