Airbus hits turbulence in Boeing’s wake

That’s the theme of this Bloomberg News story, which looks at how Airbus is trying to play catch-up with the A350.

Key Quote: “The A350 project may strain Airbus’s engineering resources, says Mike Turner, chief executive officer of BAE Systems. ‘Whether we launch it is a question of making sure we have the resources available,’ says Turner, 57. ‘Particularly with the issues on the A380 and ensuring that we have reliability when it enters service, it’s taking engineering resources to get that right.’”

Here’s the link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a01KIHLnKWT4&refer=europe

And a note for long-time Herald readers: Our Gal in Frankfurt — former Herald politics reporter Susanna Ray, now with Bloomberg — contributed to the reporting on this one.