U.S. Trade Ambassador Greer warns that EU's record loan to Airbus injects uncertainty into transatlantic aerospace trade

U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement on October 26, 2026, warning that the European Investment Bank's record-breaking loan to Airbus undermines the transatlantic duty pause deal. Despite the EU's commitment to market-term financing for large civil aircraft, the loan injects substantial uncertainty into the aerospace sector. USTR still lacks details about the loan despite ongoing requests, and warns the situation must be resolved to avoid violating the terms of the hard-won Large Civil Aircraft agreement.