Airbus to build plant in Tunisia

10 September 2008

Airbus plans to build a components factory in Tunisia to save costs as part of an expanded restructuring plan, Reuters has reported. The move is seen as part of the planemaker's race for new savings as it struggles to remain competitive against Boeing, which grabbed back leadership of new plane orders in 2007 but whose workers have gone on strike over outsourcing.

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