The epidemic of Covid-19 dealt a very severe blow to aeronautics and, consequently, to the economy of Toulouse, French and European capital of the sector, to the point of feeding in recent weeks a comparison between the Pink City and Detroit, in the United States, struck by the decline of the automobile industry since the 1970s. However, according to Bruno Le Maire, interviewed this Wednesday on France Bleu Occitanie, this rapprochement "does not hold water for two seconds".
"It has absolutely nothing to do," said the Minister of Economy. The industry in Detroit was threatened for economic, structural reasons that were difficult to remedy. Toulouse is a center of excellence in aeronautics. And aeronautics still has a bright future ahead of it. "
A plan to avoid "a social drama"
For now, Airbus and its subcontractors are in the hard, hence the support plan announced Tuesday by the same minister to avoid "a social drama". Bruno Le Maire judges that "100,000 jobs [would have been threatened] in the coming weeks" without this plan, the aim of which is "to avoid forced departures".
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- Airbus
- Toulouse
- Aeronautics
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