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Did anyone read the Wall Street Journal article two weeks ago that
listed all the A380 suppliers, what they supply and where they are located?


Didn't see the article, but it's a very pertinent point. US (and worldwide)
suppliers play a very important role in the A380 program, and their risk to
benefit ratio is attractive, compared to that of Airbus Industrie.

Boeing CEO Condit, in a visit to France a few years ago, mad a snide comment,
something like "The manufacture and sale of a Boeing aircraft benefits France
and Europe more than the sale of an Airbus aircraft." He was referring to the
cost of subsidies paid to Airbus, but also to the shared markets for suppliers
- notably engines.