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title: "3 Aircraft Industry Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Aircraft Industry quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Aircraft Industry sayings and thoughts."
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> [“From almost nothing, France in four years built up an aircraft industry that employed nearly 200,000 people and produced some 70,000 planes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/from-almost-nothing-france-in-four-years-built-up-an-aircraft/)

[Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/bill-bryson-340_plane_from-almost-nothing-france-in-four-years_30920.jpg)

> [Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-dicks/over-30-years-ago-airbus-was-founded-by-a-european-consortium-of/)

[Norm Dicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-dicks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/norm-dicks-25100_airbus_over-30-years-ago-airbus-was-founded-by_1200213.png)

> [Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-dicks/over-30-years-ago-airbus-was-founded-by-a-european-consortium-of-2/)

[Norm Dicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-dicks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/norm-dicks-25100_airbus_over-30-years-ago-airbus-was-founded-by_3134325.png)

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