Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab
by sofixa on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @11:52AM
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> as is the French giant Airbus (Airbus Group N.V.).
Airbus are not a French giant. They're the result of a merger of Spanish, French, German and British aircraft companies. The HQ of Airbus civil aircraft is in France, but for Military aircraft it's in Spain, for helicopters it's in Germany. Wings are made in the UK. There are factories all over those places ( which presents unique challenges in terms of logistics, there's a lot of material out there on how they handle shipping various parts to the correct factory for final assembly, it's fascinating).
The Netherlands is a nice neutral location ( of course with a good tax regime and simple corporate structures) to have the registration.
Airbus are not a French giant. They're the result of a merger of Spanish, French, German and British aircraft companies. The HQ of Airbus civil aircraft is in France, but for Military aircraft it's in Spain, for helicopters it's in Germany. Wings are made in the UK. There are factories all over those places ( which presents unique challenges in terms of logistics, there's a lot of material out there on how they handle shipping various parts to the correct factory for final assembly, it's fascinating).
The Netherlands is a nice neutral location ( of course with a good tax regime and simple corporate structures) to have the registration.