Brussels, 28/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will serve as a "shield for Airbus". This was Brussels' reply to the warning issued by the President of the United States on the eve of the industrial launch of the A380 high-capacity carrier in a market slot that has been Boeing's private domain for 30 years (see EUROPE of 20 December, pp. 10-11).
The arguments used by the White House, namely that the loans made to the European consortium violate World Trade Organisation (WTO)...