Airbus in row over Spanish division

Article reports that a fierce row has broken out at the top of Airbus, February 2009, as the commercial aircraft maker seeks to integrate the Spain-based military aircraft division of EADS, its parent company. The conflict threatens to reignite deep-seated national tensions at the top of Europe’s leading aerospace and defence group and among its core French, German and Spanish shareholders.

ESO: Background information: Airbus to slow work on A400M http://www.europeansources.info/record/airbus-to-slow-work-on-a400m/

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