Airbus CEO worried U.S. trade dispute escalation could impact air traffic

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Airbus CEO Tom Enders arrives to attend Airbus annual press conference on the 2017 financial results in Blagnac near Toulouse
FILE PHOTO: Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders arrives to attend Airbus annual press conference on the 2017 financial results in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

July 4, 2018

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders said on Wednesday he is worried an escalation in a U.S. trade dispute with other countries could trigger retaliation that could impact air traffic.

“Of course we’re worried if this escalates,” Enders told reporters following a visit with employees at a Bombardier <BBDb.TO> plane factory near Montreal. “If there are retaliatory measures … this could impact air traffic. We very much hope this is not going to be the case.”

Airbus has taken a majority stake in Bombardier’s CSeries jetliner program after completing a tie-up with the Canadian train-and-plane-maker on July 1.

(Reporting By Allison Lampert; Editing by Chris Reese)

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