PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Airbus takes no

pleasure in the technical problems plaguing U.S. rival Boeing ( BA )

as they damage the image of the entire aerospace

industry, the CEO of the European planemaker said on Tuesday.

"I am not happy with the problems of my competitor. They are

not good for the industry a whole," Guillaume Faury told the

"Europe 2024" conference in Berlin, when asked about technical

problems at Boeing ( BA ).

"We are in an industry where quality and safety is top

priority," he added.

Boeing ( BA ) was rocked in January by a door plug blowout on one

of its 737 MAX 9 jets during an Alaska Airlines flight.

Earlier this month, Boeing ( BA ) also told airlines operating 787

Dreamliners to check flight deck switches after a sudden mid-air

dive by a LATAM Airlines 787 plane left more than 50

people injured.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the same event

in Berlin that Airbus was currently in better shape than Boeing ( BA ).

"I prefer Airbus' situation to that of Boeing ( BA )," he said.