Airbus has said it is close to an agreement with China's Avic's Harbin Aircraft to set up a joint composite-components plant in China. Technology transfer has been a sticking point in the negotiations from the beginning, according to Chinese media reports that the talks have been deadlocked. That issue now seems to have been overcome, following comments from the chief of Airbus's Chinese operations, Laurence Barron, who said the talks "are ongoing normally and are nearing completion." The degree … [Read more...] about Airbus/Avic labour over Harbin composites