EU files multifaceted appeal of Airbus compliance panel report

The European Union on Oct. 26 filed a six-part appeal of a World Trade Organization compliance panel report that last month determined the EU and certain member states have not withdrawn massive subsidies to Airbus for the production of large civil aircraft. The elements of the EU's appeal range from claims that it has removed the adverse effects connected to the subsidies to whether it actually provided subsidies at all, and whether those subsidies -- if they existed -- had...