Norman D. Dicks: “for over 30 years various European governments have provided subsidies…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2005

for over 30 years various European governments have provided subsidies to the European civil aircraft industry. These subsidies helped the fledgling European aircraft industry get started in a highly competitive world market. Now $30 billion in subsidies later, Europe is the world's largest producer of commercial aircraft. Mr. Chairman, would you agree that the aircraft production industry is one of the areas that is of particular concern with respect to foreign subsidies?

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