Airbus Looks To Boeing To Live Up To Previous Rhetoric On WTO
Compliance Next Year
Europe has implemented the WTO findings it ways has brought the
parties into full conformity with WTO obligations. Airbus said in a
statement that the WTW ruling in May of 2011 confirmed that
European partnership with Airbus is legal and that government
support to Airbus did not cause material injury to Boeing. While
pleased with the WTO’s substantial affirmation of the
European position in the decision, Airbus respects that the
decision did contain limited findings of subsidy effects requiring
action within six months of the decision.
Region To See 66 Percent Growth In Passenger Fleet
The U.S. and Canada will require 5,901 new passenger aircraft of
more than 100 seats between today and 2030, according to the
recently released Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF). In that same
time period, there will be a need for 414 new freighter aircraft.
This total of 6,315 new aircraft deliveries has an estimated value
of $648 billion. These region-specific figures were presented
Thursday in Washington, D.C. by Airbus Chief Operating Officer
– Customers, John Leahy.
Planemaker Sues Aviation Partners Saying Patent Is Invalid
Airbus has filed a lawsuit in Austin, TX, against Boeing partner
Aviation Partners Inc., claiming its patent on winglets is invalid,
and that the European planemaker should not have to pay royalties
for the "sharklets" it plans to use on the A320neo aircraft.
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