In an industry as essential to the economy as aerospace, any bad patch can turn into an opportunity.
"I want to remind you that in recent years, it was not the Chinese who imposed tariffs on European aircraft, but the Americans,” Guillaume Faury said.
Qatar Airways is in talks with plane makers Airbus and Boeing for a major wide-body order, its chief executive said on Monday. CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer told reporters a report that the airline was in talks with Airbus to order A350 and Boeing 777X wide-body jets was largely correct. Bloomberg News reported on Sunday that the airline was in discussions to buy some 200 aircraft split between Airbus and Boeing.