Airbus informs German authorities of "potential wrongdoings" by employees

PARIS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Airbus said Wednesday that it has "self declared" to German authorities of "potential wrongdoings" by several employees, regarding customer documents related to two future German procurement projects.

The European aerospace group said the self-disclosure follows an ongoing internal review and the two future German procurement projects are about communications, intelligence and security business.

"The company is fully cooperating with relevant authorities to resolve the matter," said Airbus in its press release.

Prosecutors in Germany confirmed that an investigation has been opened on Airbus over this issue.