October 5, 2006
THE SOCIALISTS THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA:
Spain to Boost Participation in France-Based Airbus Project (AP, 10/05/06)
Spain is set to boost its participation in the France-based Airbus project, with an eye to a larger stake in the A380 superjumbo and in designing future generations of aircraft, the two countries' foreign ministers said Thursday.
The only surprise is that Al Gore isn't investing.... Posted by Orrin Judd at October 5, 2006 5:20 PM
Comments
Considering the reports that Airbus may consider retrenching by pulling some of their production out of Spain and back to France, this could be more of a case of the Spanish government paying protection money to keep their share of the jobs, as opposed to any concern about the actual viability of the company.
Posted by: John at October 5, 2006 5:38 PM