Noel Forgeard Quotes (12 Quotes)

Certainly I will not tell you it's a small project. I am very much involved so I can tell you frankly that I'll carry the fame or the blame.

Our offer as we proposed it is now null and void. Today Tom (Enders, the German co-president) and I need time to reflect on the advice we will give our board. At this juncture, all options remain open.

We do not, so far, plan to lay off permanent staff, ... We have 40,000 people and Boeing will have between 65,000 and 75,000 after the layoffs. We produce the same number of aircraft, which means we have a leaner cost structure.

The A380 burns a lot less fuel than any other airplane on the seat per mile cost, so it is very favorable,

We strongly support government efforts to find an equitable and mutually supported resolution and we call upon our competitor to do the same,

We have enough information to prove that the wing is good. Maybe there will be minor local reinforcement somewhere, but it is absolutely not necessary to redo the test.

There won't be a delay. We will have a total of 200 firm orders for the A350 before the end of the year. On a comparable progress basis, our programme is more advanced than that of the rival plane, Boeing 787, which took two years to achieve this level,

It's a contract that has been in negotiations for a very long time, since 2003, and is being happily concluded today, the day of President Jacques Chirac's state visit.

I hope that our message will be understood and that this will lead to those on the US side forgoing such assistance as well,

We are extremely honored that Virgin Atlantic has decided to become the British launch customer for the A3XX. With 50 orders and many more options from quality customers around the world, Airbus is now in a strong position to launch production of the A3XX.

Just like Boeing, we want to find a solution to the trade dispute and do not want to argue the matter before the WTO.

We're putting China at the extreme summit of our priorities for the group's internationalization.