Airbus, EU Say Plane Subsidies Are Over; U.S. Disagrees

The U.S. rejects a claim by European planemaker Airbus had come into compliance with global trade rules in a long-running battle over airliner subsidies

Robert Wall and

Alberto Delclaux

May 22, 2018 3:43 p.m. ET

The U.S. and European Union clashed anew in a massive aircraft subsidy dispute when Washington rejected Airbus SE’s claim that it had satisfied World Trade Organization demands with a new European loan agreement.

The European airplane maker on Tuesday said it altered the terms of its loans for the A380 superjumbo plane and A350 long-range jet with France, Germany, Spain and the U.K. after the WTO ruled last week they represented an illegal subsidy that harmed its U.S.-based rival Boeing Co. Airbus said the European Union had...