Jet Wars: Episode XXIV — The Europeans Strike Back (Again)

Published 9:00 pm Monday, May 30, 2005

Here’s how the EU decision to file a trade complaint against the United States over Boeing subsidies played out in European newspapers — well, the English-language ones at least.

Key Quote, from EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson: “Central to what Boeing is doing is to undermine the launch of the A350 so Boeing can rain on the Airbus parade at the Paris Air Show.”

Well, um, yeah, Pete…

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1496495,00.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/06/01/cnairc01.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/06/01/ixcity.html

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1636098,00.html

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8655039

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/business/general/s/160/160782_airline_subsidy_row_takes_off.html

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=20597&name=Boeing%2C+Airbus+battle+over+subsidies+before+WTO

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4628841