>The U.S. Trade Representative has kicked off the process for retaliation against EU subsidies to Airbus that Washington says causes “adverse effects” to the United States.
>“Our ultimate goal is to reach an agreement with the EU to end all WTO-inconsistent subsidies to large civil aircraft. When the EU ends these harmful subsidies, the additional U.S. duties imposed in response can be lifted. We can no longer allow EU protectionism to harm American planemakers and jeopardize the livelihoods of their hardworking employees,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in the statement, in apparent reference to recent loss of business suffered by Boeing Co.
>Airbus SE secured a $35 billion jet deal from China during a recent state visit by President Xi Jinping to the French capital, dealing a massive blow to Boeing Co. as it grapples with the grounding of its best-selling jet following two fatal crashes that have been attributed to faulty software.
>trying to punish other countries because your "state of the art" passenger planes have a kill count higher than your newest missiles by the same company
> U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in the statement, in apparent reference to recent loss of business suffered by Boeing Co.
Adam Thomas
>Boeing >America They are a multinational corporation that provides planes to countries all over the world...
Luke Morris
What’s funny is all the retards who still support Trump will consider this winning
Aaron Morris
How much of a sore loser do you have to be lmao
Xavier Sanders
They're based in the US and are public in American stock markets, what do you mean its not American ?
William Morales
Later: Stop making trade deals with Chyna Europe!!!
Carson Sanchez
By that logic it is Germany’s fault when someone dies in a BMW accident in America.
David Barnes
yes unironically
Jace Morales
>america goes more shut-in and more protectionist post-2016 >nobody bats an eye >EU subsidies plane industry >USA: REEEEEEE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT REEEEE
Christopher Davis
If you think their isnt American parts on Airbus you're as naive as Trump.
t.Worked in aerospace and our engine control units were used by Airbus. A lot of the engines are also American or joint ventures with American companies.
Nathan Adams
Well if the car had a problem that caused the accident, then yeah
Cameron Russell
I didnt know, but I dont think that matters, they're threatening tarrifs because China chose a European company instead of their own, it's a legit tamper tantrum.
Josiah Gray
Doesnt Boeing the subsidies from the US?
Joshua Wright
What's weird is America also subsidizes Boeing.
Logan Gomez
Oh boy, it's yet another episode of "Protectionist is ok as long as it doesn't hurt us"
Mason Gonzalez
You realize your planes were malfunctioning? There were no human error outside of Boeing's facilities.
>it's another "US government comes to the aid of the poor wittwe company who would otherwise fail on their own accord" episode Boeing deserves to eat shit for coming up with a death trap product. But of course it doesn't matter if it's Republicans or Democrats, they'll make sure that a "big business that can't fail" won't fail, even if it makes the US look even more retarded than usual in the process.
you are forgetting the us gov is an oligarchy and that boieng is their company
Jace Gomez
Yes they do.
Tfw jew loving trump is gonna increase the price of my snus
Anthony Flores
the us subsides companies by not taxating them
Matthew Barnes
Based, fuck the Europoors
Nathaniel Perez
So NATO dismantle and world war fucking when?
Xavier Green
Nice. I hope we put more tariffs on Europe.
Fuck europoors
Thomas Morales
LMAO I guess that Boeing is really fucked if this is happening. Thank you America, now before i board a plane i have to check if it's a Boeing and see if i should be refunding my ticket. Could be worse, i could be a Brit and have to check if the chicken i'm buying is from America and chlorinated.
When people think of the greatness of the EU, they think of Germany, France, etc.
Not poor shitholes like Bulgaria. I'm pretty sure your country just leeches EU funds and the EU would be better off without Bulgaria.
Dominic Reed
>He's trying to make it seem as if he isn't fully ass blasted
Bentley Barnes
Airbus tecnically has a assembly line in US now(Bombardier C-Series), so that won't mean much.
Camden Hill
>makes shit planes >people won't buy it >uhhh excuse me you don't respect freedom and democracy here's your tariff What did Americans mean by this
Joshua Ortiz
He simply doesn't understand the EU. He's American so it's not his fault. Kind of like the British government that thought the only members who mattered were Germany and France and the EU would chug Ireland under the bus.
Ayden Russell
would the tariffs be universal? wouldn't it make more sense to increase the tariffs on the products relevant to the dispute?
Oliver Hill
Wouldn't be enough to get the message across. It's about forcing the other side's hand.
Bentley Jones
Based software engineers
Blake Gomez
Worse than malfunctioning in my opinion, safety systems that would have identified the problem (for example, a mismatch warning light that signals that the two angle of attack sensors are showing different readings) are optional packages that they charge extra for. It's like if your car's oil pressure light was a luxury feature. Boggles my fucking mind.
Dylan Morales
why would anyone buy this shit if basic features are offered as premium
Luis Harris
Murrica please reelect this clown. 4 years will not be enough
Dunno why they don't just put Boeing into involuntary adminstrative control until all the problems of the company are sorted out at least. Why they continue to let crackpots at the helm and hand them money at the same time I got no fucking clue.
Anthony Cook
Because that's gommunism and the only way state should intervene with businesses is to give them money!
Nolan Cruz
America and their clown can go fuck themselves.
Jordan Sanders
The 737MAX is just a retarded concept and should never have happened but everything else Boeing offers is way better than its Airbus counterpart. the new middlemarket jet unveiled this summer doesn't even have a direct airbus competitor.
i think there's a decent chance this mess with the MAX leads to Airbus moving more towards mid/short range and Boeing taking over the widebody and long haul market entirely.
Jaxon Phillips
They are based in the US and lobby the entirety of Washington.
Kayden Parker
This, buy the NEO
Nicholas Fisher
awwww yeah the trade war is heatin up.
only yanks mistook yurope for china LMFAO!
Robert Hernandez
lmao, why are they so bad with geography?
Cameron Cooper
>*subsidises Boeing* >"s-stop subsidising Airbus! only we are allowed to do that!"
