Brussels claims WTO backs case against Boeing

European Commission officials have claimed September 2010 that a World Trade Organisation ruling finally proves their case that Boeing has received 'massive subsidies' to make its passenger jets.

The confidential interim report from the WTO is the first on EU claims that the US aircraft maker benefited from $24bn in subsidies, including $5.7bn for its latest model aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner passenger jet.

As in past instalments of the six-year-old dispute, the confidential nature of the WTO ruling on the 15 September 2010 makes it difficult for outsiders to assess in detail.

ESO: Background information: Aircraft makers both claim WTO win http://www.europeansources.info/record/aircraft-makers-both-claim-wto-win/

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: EU to appeal WTO ruling on aircraft subsidies http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-to-appeal-wto-ruling-on-aircraft-subsidies/

European Commission: DG Trade: Background Fact Sheet: WTO disputes EU/US Large Civil Aircraft, September 2010 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2010/september/tradoc_146486.pdf

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