"It would be a step in the wrong direction. Negotiations will
become much harder if the UK, or any other EU member state, commits
subsidies to the A350."
Source: Neena Moorjani, a spokeswoman for the US
Trade Representative in Washington. She was quoted by Bloomberg
News as the UK seemed likely to approve a $680 million loan to
Airbus to develop the A350. The issue of aircraft subsidies for
both Airbus and Boeing is the subject of a huge WTO lawsuit that
could take decades to decide.