Italy May Be in Tough Spot in Airbus Spat
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The European Union's head office said Thursday member state Italy could find itself in the middle of a trans-Atlantic Boeing-Airbus dispute because of a state-owned company's involvement with the U.S. aircraft producer.
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European planemaker Airbus says it has put the problems associated with its A380 superjumbo behind it.
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European aircraft maker Airbus is close to a deal with China for an order of at least five new A380 planes worth 1.4 billion dollars, but political concerns are blocking a final agreement.
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Franco-German tension at the heart of Airbus is a destructive force for the group and is at the root of many of the problems currently afflicting the European plane manufactuer, analysts say.
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Talks to resolve a dispute between the European Union and America over alleged unfair subsidies to plane maker Airbus ended in deadlock yesterday, raising fears of a trade war between the two blocs.
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A decades-long struggle between the world's two largest aircraft makers escalated into a trade war between the United States and Europe, just as France-based Airbus stepped up plans to challenge Boeing for lucrative US defense contracts.
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Airbus faced growing paralysis on Tuesday over plans to axe thousands of jobs as French and German politicians quarrelled over the cuts and Berlin dampened hopes of a quick solution at a bilateral summit this ...Comment
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The European Commission and President George Bush are in a war of words over subsidies given to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing.
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Italy's military electronics, aircraft and military industries are preparing to take off - boosted by heavy injections of American and Israeli expertise.
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Air France KLM, under pressure from Rome to commit to a merger with Alitalia, announced exploratory talks with the ailing carrier on Thursday but reaffirmed conditions for a deal.Comment
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Alitalia has been exploited by politicians for too long and could not continue in its present state, Italy's economy minister told a newspaper, defending the decision to pave the way for a deal with Air France-KLM.
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Officials in northern Italy are uniting in opposition to Air France-KLM's bid for ailing Alitalia SpA, which would make Rome the nation's only hub at the expense of Milan.
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ROME The survival of Italy&#39;s flag carrier will be at stake on Monday when Alitalia meets its unions to reveal how many jobs it intends to cut in a restructuring aimed at averting collapse.
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Airbus has criticised a US move to take a fight about subsidies to the World Trade Organisation, saying it shows its rival&#39;s unwillingness to address its own subsidies.
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Air France KLM, under pressure from Rome to commit to a merger with Alitalia, announced exploratory talks with the ailing carrier toy but reaffirmed conditions for a deal.Comment
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The row over Italy's choice as its European commissioner dominates today's papers.
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PARIS The battle between Boeing and Airbus, which has culminated in the filing of competing unfair trade cases over government aid to the world&#39;s two largest aircraft manufacturers, appears on the surface to be based on simple issues.