This decision to outsource so much of the plane(and design!) has clearly backfired.Somebody very high up took a big risk and it hasnt worked.Cheap labor deals overseas or trying to outmaneuver home unions isnt excuse enough for risky uncalculated outsourcing.Product quality is key.Your entire reputation rests with the product.Publicity now is horrendous even if the actual problem turns out to be a storm in a teacup.The solid simple rugged reliability and friendly pilot interface has always been their selling-point.Remove that trump card and theyll never claw back any ground from the brave new world in Toulouse.As a pilot,I think thats an unfortunate turn of events.Far too much confidence is placed in engineering excellence of the FAR EAST.I dont buy it.Japs are over-rated and dont even get me started on the Koreans and Chinese who blatantly copy and steal patents.You want to outsource engineering parts that are safety critical?Try the Germans.