Release of WTO Ruling Brings Scant Resolution to Boeing-Airbus Dispute
The World Trade Organization has finally passed judgment on the legitimacy of more than $200 billion in European loans to Airbus for six separate aircraft

The World Trade Organization has finally passed judgment on the legitimacy of more than $200 billion in European loans to Airbus for six separate aircraft programs. But, still, the outcome remains somewhat ambiguous, as Airbus and Boeing each claimed some measure of victory in the now six-year-old dispute.

The 1,000-page report, details of which will remain confidential until the WTO publishes a copy for public consumption later this spring, elicited a statement from Airbus this morning noting that the trade body rejected 70 percent of the claims brought by the U.S. The Airbus statement also said that the WTO rejected specific attempts to include the A350 in the ruling, and that the panel refused U.S. requests for remedies as inappropriate.