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Canada lifts sanctions against Airbus

Airbus is now allowed to use titanium material from Russia.
French President Emmanuel Macron is said to have personally committed himself to this - with considerable effort.

Ottawa/Paris. According to Reuters information, French President Emmanuel Macron personally intervened with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to protect aircraft manufacturers such as Airbusto be exempt from certain Russia sanctions. Macron made “significant efforts” to persuade Trudeau to grant exemptions to the use of the material titanium for European companies, Reuters learned from three people familiar with the process.Because of its strength and low weight, titanium is ideal for heavily stressed jet components such as engines and landing gear - for example at the European manufacturer Airbus , which produces mainly in France and Germany. The largest producer of the aerospace material is the Russian state-owned company VSMPO-AVISMA.On the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine , Canada was the first Western country to impose sanctions - a surprise for the industry - that would have effectively banned Airbus from using Russian-made titanium. A Canadian insider said concerned calls to Ottawa began "immediately, literally

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