WTO poised to rule aid to Airbus illegal / Partial US victory on Airbus funds

The World Trade Organisation handed a partial victory to the US in a preliminary ruling in September 2009 on its claim that billions of dollars in European government loans to Airbus constitute illegal subsidies.

The Economist, No.8644, 15.8.09: Boeing v Airbus. A dogfight no one can win http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14213975

The Economist, No.8644, 15.8.09: Boeing and Airbus argue about subsidies Trading blows http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14214813

EurActiv, 7.9.09: Draft WTO ruling sends mixed signals on Airbus http://www.euractiv.com/en/trade/draft-wto-ruling-sends-mixed-signals-airbus/article-185172

European Commission: DG Trade: EU/US Large Civil Aircraft WTO Disputes: Background fact sheet, September 2009 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2007/september/tradoc_136044.pdf

WTO: Dispute Settlement: DS316: European Communities — Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds316_e.htm

WTO: Dispute Settlement: DS317: United States — Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds317_e.htm

ESO: Background information: Mandelson fuels clash with US over Airbus aid http://www.europeansources.info/record/mandelson-fuels-clash-with-us-over-airbus-aid/

BBC News, 4.9.09: WTO 'rules EU plane aid illegal' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8237317.stm

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