the UK has opened a criminal investigation against the Airbus group, announced in the evening of Sunday, August 7, the British body responsible for the fight against corruption (Serious Fraud Office, SFO).
“These allegations relate to irregularities third consultants” , details the structure. One of his spokesmen said no further information would be released before the completion of the investigation.
The European aircraft manufacturer confirmed the news in a statement, without giving further details. He added that the SFO began its investigation “on suspicion of fraud, bribes, kickbacks and corruption in the activity of civil aviation. “ The group stressed that it intended ” cooperate “.
Suspension of export credits
the announcement comes four months after the British agency export credit suspended those granted to Airbus. A decision followed by France and Germany. The group is the largest commercial aerospace company in the UK and its net profit soared 15% in the first half. Its half-year net profit reached 1.76 billion euros.
The company had to move a heavy load of just over one billion euros as a result of various delays and problems techniques of the A400M military transport. An additional $ 385 million has also been provisioned for the latest addition to its line of devices, the A350, faced with the difficulties of its subcontractors.
These charges are however covered by 1.9 billion euros of capital gains realized on the occasion of the creation of Airbus, Safran Launchers and sale of shares in Dassault Aviation.
in April, Airbus had written to its 15,000 employees in the UK to warn against an output of the European Union (EU), within three months of the referendum on the issue – it was held June 23 “We strongly believe that it makes economic sense to stay in the EU, which helped make the company a global success,” , then had written while several leaders of the aerospace giant and defense, in a letter to staff.
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