EADS statement on article published in "Libération"
Amsterdam, 25 April 2007
The French newspaper "Libération" has published today an article containing a quote attributed to Alain Garcia, Chief Technical Officer of Airbus. It is wrong that Alain Garcia has made any statement on the delay of the A380 programme at a meeting of the EADS Board of Directors held on the 7 March 2006. EADS, Airbus and Alain Garcia deny categorically the quote made in this article.
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