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And even Airbus is widely thought to being dependent on under the table government funding to keep it afloat, and keep its pricing competative. The line between
by publicola1990 6y ago
And even Airbus is widely thought to being dependent on under the table government funding to keep it afloat, and keep its pricing competative. The line between private and government is blurred when EU is usually involved as well.
- stefan_ 6y agoI don't think there is a single airplane manufacturer in the world that is not either straight up government funded or government guaranteed.
- 908B64B197 6y agoBombardier! When slapped with tariffs later judged to be illegal the Trudeau government didn't do anything, allowing Airbus to get ownership of their flagship plane.
- corty 6y agoRather over-the-table. France pushes Toulouse every chance it gets, the city basically only consists of plane and rocket factories. When the A380 project went to search for other sites to manufacture some parts of the plane, European cities and governments went all-in with dubious offers, fast-tracks and regulations-be-damned to get the site. E.g. for the Hamburg site, read about "Mühlenberger Loch".