Airbus Cancels 50th Anniversary Book After Bribery-Probe Concern

  • Airbus says ‘communication content goals’ have shifted
  • Book said to contain chapter affecting ongoing investigations

AN Airbus A380 in Blagnac, France. 

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Airbus SE officially canceled a book commissioned for its 50th anniversary, citing a shift in its ‘‘communication content goals.”

“Airbus acknowledges the quality of the finished manuscript,” the company said in a statement Friday, which was titled ‘‘Airbus: The First 50 Years” and written by ex-New York Times journalist Nicola Clark.