Lighthizer: To end aircraft dispute, EU must pay back some subsidies
A resolution to the long-running Boeing-Airbus dispute can’t be reached until the European Union not only commits to ending its subsidization, but also agrees to pay back “some element” of the subsidies, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Thursday. The EU “had a massive subsidy which had a very significant unfair advantage for Airbus and against the U.S. company,” he said in an online moderated conversation hosted by Chatham House. “It's going to require commitments not to do it...