A European Consortium Plans the Airbus
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Aircraft, Airplanes, Transportation
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, German History, French History
- Geographical Location: Germany, France, United Kingdom
- Date: 1967
Article abstract: European nations produced the Airbus and gained an edge in sales of European commercial aircraft over American rivals, prompting debate concerning government subsidization of industry.
Summary of Event
By the 1960’s, American-made aircraft dominated the skies over Europe. European commercial carriers such as Air France, Lufthansa, and British Airways all wanted to use European products, but no European aircraft could match the airliners turned out by Boeing, Lockheed, and McDonnell Douglas. Those companies were producing a new...
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