Europe’s relationship with the U.S. has been stretched to the limit by President Donald Trump’s “America First’’ foreign policy. But disputes about aircraft subsidies and auto tariffs coming to a head over the next two months could put the allies in a trade war.
Airbus SE said it has taken steps to shield itself from cyberattacks targeting the European aerospace and defense company through subcontractors’ computer systems.
A trade war on aviation between the U.S. and EU threatens to damage both sides because the supply chains are so integrated, says Airbus SE CEO Guillaume Faury.
The United States remains by far the largest defence market in the world and securing a contract with the Department of Defense is hugely profitable for global companies and beneficial to their supply chains.
American Airlines and United Airlines removed Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max from their schedules into December, while other carriers are giving up on getting the narrow-body back in time for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Boeing Co. aims to clear its 737 Max for flight as soon as October. But the planemaker also is plotting how it would respond to a far worse scenario: a grounding that stretches months longer.
Challenge: A distributor of industrial automation products, electronic parts and electro-mechanical components had a manual and unreliable export-compliance process that slowed shipments.
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