ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Airbus affair

The Airbus Affair is a big problem that happened when a company called Airbus was trying to sell some airplanes to some other countries.

Usually when someone sells something, they have to follow some rules to make sure everything is fair and legal. But some people who worked at Airbus broke these rules, and they did some things that were very cheating!

They were giving money to some people who were going to buy the airplanes, and they were also doing some other things to try and make them pick Airbus instead of another company. This is not okay and it is called bribery.

When people found out about this, they got very angry and sad. The people who broke the rules got in big trouble and had to pay a lot of money. This is why it is important to always be honest and fair when selling something, even if you really want to make a lot of money.
Related topics others have asked about: