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Despite the significant impact of successive delays made the program of the new jumbo Airbus A350, the chairman of its parent, Louis Welsh, said in the columns of the Financial Times that his group will not appeal markets.

The boss of aerospace group EADS has nevertheless conceded that such delays "have an impact on cash Airbus, which suggests the London daily that the group's treasury could melt rapidly due to lower deliveries of had expected next year, raising questions about the long-term funding of new programs.

"We have over 8 billion euros in net cash. When you're in that situation, you do not request funding for your shareholders, "said Louis Welsh. The cost of developing the A350 is generally estimated at over 10 billion euros.Louis Welsh also ensures that the financial difficulties of Dubai, one of the largest customer of Airbus, will have no impact on the European group.

EADS shares evolved to equilibrium at around 11.00 to 12.37 euros, or -0.08% over the closing price last Friday at the Paris Bourse.

An agreement on part-time senior recently signed by the unions CGT, CFDT, CFTC and FOR with the management of France Telecom (Sud-PTT and CFE-CGC did not sign). This agreement covers employees who worked at least fifteen years with the company and due to retire within three years.

This device based on volunteerism should enable people to work part-time for three years before retirement for 80% of gross salary. With a reduction of greater wages, the employee can retire earlier, up to eighteen months if he agrees to be paid at 65% (not working so that eighteen months before the retirement).

"It's an event, a brick building that is being rebuilt, a dynamic" to move towards a new "social contract", said Director of Human Resources Group, Olivier Barberot at signature.The unions amounted to 14,000 the number of employees who could join the scheme.

"The group undertakes to compensate for 50% the time freed by employees in GST, which, on the basis of 6,000 beneficiaries of TPS, 1500 represents the minimum hiring full time Commission under the scheme between June 2010 and June 2013, "said the text agreed.

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