Toulouse – Airbus HQ
The Airbus executive board sat in the top-floor war room, blinds drawn and their phones muted. On the main screen, the black A380 lifting out of LAX glowed like a phantom.
A hush fell over everyone in that room, as they all knew the truth: the aircraft wasn't a retrofit or a scavenged hull. It was a one-off, hand-built under a bespoke contract and an NDA that's incredibly complex, confusing, and difficult to understand or navigate, much like a maze.
It was a project they have no idea about but their records says otherwise. Not only did they build it, they and their subcontractors got paid in full for it. Their bank records and accounts balance also confirms this.
It was a very bizarre situation they found themselves in. But they can't do anything about it. NDAs, this NDA especially isn't something they dare to break.
But their problems wasn't over. In fact, it was just beginning.
