AIRBUSTED! European Pride and Joy.

I was listening to the radio talk show on my home from work today and the subject on Airbus came up. Seems like Europe is having a big ego trip tripping over themselves about this Airbus, jumbo mumbo airplane to take the world by storm. Yet the number of planes ordered so far is 149 when 250 is needed to make a profit. Yet also a number of companies have dropped or delayed their orders simply because airports will have to make the needed but very expensive changes in order to accomodate the behemoths. Airports want to make money, too, not lose money. While I listened further on the radio the radio host made an important point. A good significant portion of the materials, equipments and machinery comes from the United States. And yet it's people like Jacques Chirac of France, Tony Blair of Britain, Gerhard Schroeder of Germany and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of Spain who praised the costly development project as a pinnacle of European technology. Wowza! European pride. Who knew it existed?

When we look at this monument of human achievement, we see that Europe can't be stopped," Zapatero told the crowd. "We're capable of being a leader in science and technology when we are highly determined."

Highly determined? A leader? America is already one. And yet they (the main stream media ) make these sickening accolades with comments like this:

With British-built wings spanning up to 80 meters, Spanish titanium, Rolls Royce engines, and German and French engineering and assembling, the plane is regarded as a symbol of European cooperation.

Oooh...a "symbol of European cooperation." Funny how MSM and Europe do not want to mention America as being one of the biggest contributors and cooperators on parts made in America shipped over to Europe for the Airbus.

Here's the irony when Europe and most of the mainstream media want to make sure you don't know. Half the aircraft parts, by value, are built by American companies. About half the engines will be made by General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance. B.F. Goodrich is building the landing gear. Honeywell is making cockpit electronics and an environmental surveillance system, which integrates weather radar, traffic alert and collision avoidance and a ground-proximity warning system.

Airbus has suppliers in 44 U.S. states, and spends more than $5.5 billion a year on aircraft parts built in the USA, and that number is expected to rise significantly when A380 production goes into full gear. Each A380 Airbus plane cost approximately $270 million dollars.

More money for the United States to make. So much for European independency. This where y'all American Liberals can scream about outsourcing. Now is a good time. Europe is outsourcing nearly half of the work to the United States. Scream all you want about outsourcing a la' Howard "Scream" Dean style. Scream louder so that deaf people can hear ya!!