Photo Gallery Germany Fights for Airbus
German Airbus factories are worried about losing hundreds, maybe thousands, of jobs. Much of the companies woes came about as a result of production problems with the super-jumbo A380.
When French President Jacques Chirac came to Germany for a visit with Chancellor Angela Merkel last Friday, none of the French-German difficulties were on display.
Airbus workers in Germany, like these at the factory in Varel, want to know what their future is going to look like.
It was high political theater outside of Berlin on Friday with both leaders denying that there was much of a problem at all.
German factories are not well-equipped for the high-tech composite panels needed to manufacture the long-distance jet A350.
German managers are demanding that factories in the country be upgraded to keep pace with their counterparts in Spain and France.
Germany is primarily responsible for manufacturing older Airbus models like the A318 and A319.
