A disputa comercial no setor aeronáutico: EUA/BOEING versus UE/AIRBUS na Organização Mundial do Comércio

Abstract

The subject of this work is the aircraft industry dispute between the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU). Boeing and Airbus alleged illegal subsidies would have been used extensively for commercial aircraft developments. Starting in 2004, WTO’s Dispute Settlement System has been invoked by both parties. The ensuing panels, reports, appellations, compliance complaints, counter-appellations, arbitrations etc. have been dragging on to this day. Several aircraft manufacturing countries, including Brazil, have closely watched developments at the WTO as third parties, due to the possible worldwide sector implications. Lessons learned so far could be relevant to the current Brazil-Canada dispute, started in 2016, involving Bombardier and Embraer.