Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete in the large commercial aircraft industry with U.S. companies.
- Norm Dicks
topic: Years, British, Airbus, Aircraft
Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls. This is routine. In a Boeing as much as an Airbus. And they make better work of it than any pilot can. You're not supposed to be the blue-eyed hero here. Your job is to make decisions, to stay awake, and to know which buttons to push and when. Your job is to manage the systems.
- Bernard Ziegler
topic: Jobs, Hero, Adventure, Airbus, Boeing
In 2003, the value of Airbuss orders was more than twice as much as Boeings.
topic: Order, Boeing, Values, Airbus
These subsidies from four European governments, which include aircraft launch assistance, capital injections, debt forgiveness, have enabled Airbus to develop and range market airliners well below cost.
topic: Government, Cost, Debt, Injection, Assistance
Of course we are coming to invest in Germany - that is certain. Most airplanes in the fleet of Qatar Airways are from Airbus.
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
topic: Airplane, Qatar, Germany, Airbus
During the past 30 years, European governments have provided more than $15 billion in the form of low- and no-cost loans to Airbus for the specific purpose of developing new aircraft lines.
topic: Past, Government, Years, Airbus, Aircraft
I want to destroy the EU, not Europe! I believe in a Europe of nation-states. I believe in Airbus and Ariane, in a Europe based on cooperation. But I don't want this European Soviet Union.
- Marine Le Pen
source: Source: www.spiegel.de
topic: Believe, Europe, Unions, Airbus