Airbus Pulls 50th Anniversary Book Over Bribery-Probe Chapter
- Concerns said to arise over impact on case settlement talks
- Airbus: Publication wasn’t authorized; legal case is separate
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Airbus SE pulled a book commissioned for its 50th anniversary from circulation after senior managers raised concerns about a chapter that covered ongoing bribery and corruption investigations, according to people familiar with the matter.
Written by ex-New York Times journalist Nicola Clark, the book covers Airbus’s formation and emergence as a competitor to Boeing Co. It includes a chapter on allegations surrounding the use of intermediaries in securing orders that are still under investigation.