A spokesman for the US Trade Representative's office
- says it "looks forward to working with our European allies to find an outcome that levels the playing field" on airbus-boeing dispute once the USTR nominee is confirmed
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As background the Airbus-Boeing dispute
- has been going for ... wait for it ... 16 years
- its related largely to aircraft subsidies
- each side claims the other's airplane manufacturer is unfairly subsidized
