Dassault Aviation: the defence group blocking the €100bn Franco-German jet project
The fate of FCAS hangs on whether French President Emmanuel Macron can get the contractor to bend
The fate of FCAS hangs on whether French President Emmanuel Macron can get the contractor to bend

French and German leaders pressure Dassault Aviation and Airbus to resolve differences and save FCAS

Comments by French defence company CEO are latest sign of rift over joint development programme with Germany

Chief executive Éric Trappier blames German arm of Airbus for blocking progress

Beleaguered programme may continue in scaled-back form, after Airbus CEO said his company had given up on fighter jet

Company says politicians may need to resolve impasse over governance of Europe’s biggest defence project

Mediators have until April 28 to overcome power struggle between Airbus and Dassault Aviation