Larry Dighera wrote:

Quote:

By Peter Pae, Times Staff Writer:
"Airbus, owned by Dutch and British companies, surpassed Boeing in
2003 as the world's largest maker of airliners."

After reading the above LA Times quote, I'm a little wary of Mr. Pae's
facts. Shouldn't that be "French" rather than "Dutch"?

German, British, French, and Spanish, plus some generally traded shares. No
Dutch, unless they own some of the common shares.