BFF-18 UK, US strike deal over Airbus-Boeing dispute

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UK, US strike deal over Airbus-Boeing dispute

LONDON, June 17, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Britain on Thursday said it had agreed a truce with the United States over a 17-year long tariffs dispute involving European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing.

It comes in the wake of a similar deal between the European Union and US announced Tuesday.

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