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Old 4th Jul 2006, 08:01
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Mr. Forgeard and Mr. Humbert are certainly two entirely different individuals.

While Forgeard's stock sale may or may not land him in a French jail (imagine that), it was certainly bad form. Humbert was reported not to exersize his sale options in March for that very reason.

Something not widely reported in the media (again imagine that) is the fact that the opportunity to sell company stock is only once a year according to the charter. The timing of Forgeard's (and other execs) was not a free choice - but to go through with the sale without regard to appearances both personal and corporate - seems to have been a poor (?) choice.

It has been said that without Forgeard at the helm of Airbus in years past, there would have been no A380. This is his legacy.

As for Mr. Humbert, he honourably admitted mistakes were made on the A380 and apologized for them. His candor was refreshing.
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