Before getting the call from Suharto to come back to Indonesia, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos offered Habibie to build the airline industry there. As of late, Indonesian Aerospace (IPTN), which he built from nothing has been considered a burden on the state.

I was 36 years old when CEO of Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) Ludwig Bolkow asked me to go and meet Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos. I arrived in the guest room of the