The deal was supposed to provide Airbus with a long-term French private-sector shareholder. Instead it risks driving the now-ailing aircraft-maker back into increased state ownership.

与原本欲为空客寻觅一位法国私营业的长期股东的想法相反，此次交易冒险令这个疾病缠身的飞机制造公司重返国有制，且增加了其国有股份的比例。

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Thus American regulators were happy for Boeing, a giant manufacturer of civil aircraft, to take over McDonnell Douglas, an ailing smaller firm.

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Raytheon's commercial aircraft unit is a financial drag, as is its ailing pension plan.

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