WTO panel finds EU has failed to end Airbus subsidies

Today, the World Trade Organization compliance panel issued its compliance report for the dispute launching by the US into the provision of illegal subsidies to Airbus by the French, German and UK governments. The case: “European Communities and Certain Member States — Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the United States” has been rumbling on for several years but has been reignited now since the panel found that the EU has failed to stem subsidies to Airbus, which it says has enabled the pan-European airframe manufacturer to launch the A350XWB