Airbus CEO dropped trousers for plane deal: book

[€uroMeinke]

Somehow, I thought the lead in for this article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/bs_nm/boeing_airbus_book_dc_1)might appeal to the readers here...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jean Pierson, the colorful Frenchman who built Airbus into Boeing Co.'s (NYSE:BA (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/finance/nm/bs_nm/storytext/boeing_airbus_book_dc/21581385/*http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ba&d=t) - news (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/biz/nm/bs_nm/storytext/boeing_airbus_book_dc/21581385/*http://biz.yahoo.com/n/b/ba.html)) biggest competitor, dropped his trousers to seal a key U.S. plane order in 1997, according to a book to be published on Tuesday

[Cadaverous Pallor]

At the last minute, US Airways' then-chairman Stephen Wolf started arguing for a 5 percent discount on the selling price.

"Pierson began slowly lowering his trousers and saying 'I have nothing more to give.' He then allowed the trousers to fall around his ankles," says Newhouse in his book.

Wolf replied: "Pull up your pants. I don't need any more money," and the deal was signed, according to the book. Dude. This completely changes my theories on debate!

[€uroMeinke]

Indeed - I wonder if this tactic might secure a higher raise when we go into salary planning this year...

[Strangler Lewis]

Another pure, perfect gesture corrupted by capitalism.

[Jughead P. Jones]

Any chance of those pants being in the mail?