Originally Posted by
Ftrooppilot
Yes they have those orders but also have the most screwed up FRENCH EGO / multi national management / cross purpose political / demanding unions / European individual work ethic / etc. interaction of almost any international company. It seems like many company order airplanes from them but always have a "back up" strategy" because any two of these factors could interact and explode. Now insert the Russians with buying power and companies like Daimler backing out. I guess they will never go bankrupt - too much national pride at stake. But delivery schedules ?????
Have you ever lived in or worked in Europe? Work ethic there is no less than in the US.
Try working in PHL someday and tell me about the Great American Work Ethic or the negative power of labor unions.
I worked in Europe for almost 15 years, most of it in aviation. It is not as screwed up there as most people think and far better operationally than the US, at least the larger eastern US cities with which I am familiar.