Did The Germans Wreck Airbus?

magritte-airbus.JPGThe Germans have mostly gotten a pass in the Airbus mess, avoiding the messy French meltdown that has some talking about toppling the government in Paris. But do the Germans deserve to get off so easily? An article in the International Herald Tribune suggestions maybe not.

The problem that has delayed the A380's entry into commercial service for more than a year falls into the highly annoying category. For reasons that have defied simple explanation, the wiring harness for each plane keeps showing up with serious defects that can leave them useless. Because many of the bundles are made in Hamburg and then shipped to Toulouse, France, accusations have flown between the French and German plants as to whose fault this is.
Free Flow: A380 trips but has fans [IHT]

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Posted by , Jun 29, 2006 1:20PM

No no!
The all mess is just these cowards and double-dealing Frenchies.
These slimy frogs cannot put two rods together to make a cross. Just monkeys, you know!

You are right to nail these bastards off.
Frankly!

Your blog is upsatanding.
We need your stately comments.
Smash these uppish toads!

Posted by , Jun 29, 2006 1:33PM

Yeah John!

We love your noble remarks!

To be frank (oops! - Frank, isn't that a french germanic tribe? - Frankreich, the kingdom of the Franks! - oooh dear!, might as well get that word out of my vocabulary. Does it mean straightforward?, truthful?; Yuck!).
Well, to be freedom (like the fries (a bit oilier than the french one though)), I have to say that I love the elegance of your blog.

Posted by Skippy, Jun 30, 2006 3:37AM

Jeez fellas,

I'd worry more about Boeings future if I were you.

Boeing needs to make a 787 Dreamliner every 6 days if it is to meet its contractual obligations.

The state of the art Boeing 777 currently takes 17 days...

I feel that both Airbus and Boeing have bitten off more than they can chew in their eagerness to oudo one another.

Airbus is feeling the pain first. Boeing WILL follow...

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