France and Germany try to heal Airbus rift
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Tuesday he had talked with Chancellor Angela Merkel about the problems at Airbus and confirmed it is seeking to cut 10,000 jobs.Comment
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Arguments over a rescue plan for Airbus could be decided by French and German government leaders on Friday amid warnings to politicians that cutbacks are now urgent despite conflicts over national interests.
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German and French employees of Airbus demonstrate amid fears of cutbacks at the planemaker.
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European aerospace group Airbus and its parent EADS have said that they had suspended work on a long-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus, due to be unveiled on Tuesday, citing strains over national interests.
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The crisis at Airbus is to feature in a top-level Franco-German meeting in Paris this week amid a blur of uncertainty over cuts to pull the flagship A380 superjumbo out of trouble.
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Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac are preparing for a meeting on Friday to hammer out the restructuring of Airbus.
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The leading French and German shareholders in European aerospace group EADS, the parent company of Airbus, were set to meet on Monday in Munich, a source close to the company told AFP.
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Airbus, seeking to reverse its fortunes after a crushing year, faced a bruising battle Wednesday in presenting a plan expected to include massive job losses across Europe and the sale of a number of plants.
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French President Jacques Chirac's trip this week to Beijing will bring into sharp focus the battle between the world's biggest aircraft makers, Europe's Airbus and Boeing of the United States, for the prized ...
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MESEBERG, Germany, Feb. 23 Germany and France support a fair division of the long-awaited restructuring of pan-European aircraft maker Airbus, the countries ' leaders said Friday.Comment
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has delayed announcing details of its long-awaited rescue plan, pointing to renewed strains between Germany and France over where cuts will fall.
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MESEBERG, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac on Friday stressed their "common interest" in a fair sharing of burdens and opportunities as European airplane maker Airbus ...Comment
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delayed unveiling its long-awaited rescue plan, pointing to renewed strains between Germany and France about about where cuts will fall.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - Russia sought to reassure   France and Germany on Saturday on its plans for Airbus parent   EADS and held out the prospect of more gas for Europe to ease   fears over Moscow's leverage of its growing economic clout.
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Rumours of a possible tie-up between French defence electronics group Thales and the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS) are to be discussed by the German and French economy ministers later ...
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The French state said Monday it was ready to boost the capital in EADS, the parent group of Airbus, as French unions prepared a massive strike over planned cutbacks at the troubled planemaker.
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The European aerospace group EADS, parent of crisis-hit Airbus, could announce next week the disposal of four factories in France, matching cutbacks in Germany.