The view that came to prevail within Airbus, particularly with its French chief executive at the time, Jean Pierson, was that the Americans wanted to string the talks out for as long as possible.

• 空客内部盛行着一种观点，尤其是来自法国的总裁，吉姆.；皮尔森，那就是美国想尽可能地拖延谈判。