Airbus-Boeing Rivals May Benefit From Spat

By Madhu Unnikrishnan

A Cambodian proverb holds that when elephants fight, the ants suffer. But there is a real danger of that wisdom being turned on its head as the U.S. and European Union spar in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over subsidies for large commercial aircraft.

In their zeal to win, could Boeing and Airbus be teaching emerging rivals how to craft state subsidies — and ...

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