PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that European planemaker Airbus was in a better position than its U.S rival Boeing ( BA ), which has been hit by technical glitches.

"I prefer the situation of Airbus to that of Boeing ( BA )," Le Maire told an event in Berlin.

Earlier this month, Boeing ( BA ) 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.