Dassault Aviation CEO says talks ongoing with Airbus over FCAS programme, no compromise yet

CERGY, France, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Dassault Aviation AM.PA CEO Eric Trappier said on Tuesday that he was talking with the Airbus defence chief about the ongoing dispute over the FCAS joint fighter jet programme by Germany, France and Spain, but no compromise has been found so far.

Berlin and Paris are at odds over the composition of the consortium. Germany blames French industry for blocking the next phase in the development of the programme by demanding sole leadership of the project.

Trappier, speaking during an inauguration of Dassault Aviation's new factory outside Paris, added that Dassault Aviation had the ability to build the next-gen fighter jet alone, but that would be a political decision.