On June 17, 2021, in a joint statement, the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) announced the establishment of a cooperative framework to address the large civil aircraft disputes. The framework includes a working group to address disagreements and to develop principles and action plans. Research and development funding is also included in the framework as well as additional supports for analysis and cooperation.

Both parties will also suspend tariff countermeasures for 5 years.

The joint statement can be found here:

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/june/join-us-uk-statement-cooperative-framework-large-civil-aircraft

The UK’s press release can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-us-uk-statement-on-a-cooperative-framework-for-large-civil-aircraft

The Office of the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) statement can be found here:

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/june/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-us-uk-cooperative-framework-large-civil-aircrafts

The US Fact Sheet on the framework can be found here:

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/june/fact-sheet-us-uk-understanding-cooperative-framework-large-civil-aircrafts