Article: Airbus expects aid for A350 jet

PARIS -- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS said Wednesday it still expects to receive government launch aid for its new A350 jet, a day after the EU and United States agreed to reopen negotiations on eliminating aircraft subsidies, averting a looming trade war.

Noel Forgeard, chief executive of the European aircraft maker, commented during a Paris news conference at which Airbus also said it outsold archrival Boeing Co. in 2004 and expects to do so for a third straight year in 2005.

"The basis of the agreement is not that there will be no support," Forgeard said.

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