The looming growth gap could precipitate a new wave of megamergers, as companies seek temporary fixes by hooking up with rivals and slashing overhead.

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Worse still for the European company, that gap could widen because of a wave of second thoughts afflicting Airbus and its customers.

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Observe that the first wave down was corrected by 61.8% before the third wave went down with a gap.

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