Simple, they do not buy everyone else's crap, the French buy and operate French aircraft.
Which is what I said earlier, start buying the likes of US aircraft at the detriment to you're home built product and your industry must shrink as orders dry up and you lose the technology battle...
Happened Civi wise with the UK airlines buying 707 and the Governments misshanding over the Tridents technical data by gifting it to Boeing thus solving Boeings intake issues and allowing the 727 to flood the markets.
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Last edited by NutLoose; 11th Feb 2018 at 11:39.