Boeing voices its supports over US action against Airbus subsidies

Boeing issued the following statement after the US Trade Representative continued its efforts to ensure European Union compliance with last June’s WTO ruling regarding illegal subsidies to Airbus. “Boeing is disappointed that EADS/Airbus and European governments have failed to comply with the WTO’s landmark ruling against launch aid and other forms of illegal government subsidies that Airbus has received for more than 40 years. Boeing strongly supports all the efforts by the U.S. Trade Representative to seek full compliance with the removal of all the illegal government subsidies to Airbus — particularly market-distorting launch aid, the most pernicious form of