From: "Clay Wardlow" <clay.wardlow@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 4:30 PM I know this is a hot-button issue, but what exactly is the Airbus and subsidies problem? What are the charges that each side accuses each-other? Airbus gets assistance in development from European governments. I'm not sure if it is outright payment or loan guarantees. This seems to be permitted by current agreements that the U.S. wants revised. The EU claims that U.S.D.O.D. contracts with Boeing subsidize Boeing's commercial aircraft development. This is not permitted by current agreements, but is denied by the U.S. Gerry http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html