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UK joins US, EU in suspending aircraft subsidy dispute

Friday, 18 June 20213 min read
UK joins US, EU in suspending aircraft subsidy dispute

The US and the European Union agreed to halt their long-running spat over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus in order to work together. Their common goal is to counter the threat of China and its state-backed commercial plane manufacturing program.

The UK also agreed to join a five year truce after the US and EU agreed to end trade hostilities which have dragged on for years. They will now concentrate on countering the ‘non-market practices’ of China in aviation and other sectors.

President Joe Biden welcomed the Boeing-Airbus truce as a ‘major breakthrough.’

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