Airbus vs. Boeing

This case inspects international competition in the commercial aircraft industry.
One of the disputes between the United States and European countries concerns the competition between Airbus and Boeing, the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturers, in the market for body-wide aircraft. In the face of increasing competition from Airbus, Boeing complained that Airbus benefited from unfair subsidies and had an ability to mobilize political influence and pressures. This was not the first time when European consortium was accused of unfair competition through price-cutting or political interference.
The aerospace industry combines the capital and labor requirements of heavy manufacturing with the research and development capabilities of a high technology industry. …