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Timaero, which is linked to sanctioned Russian bank VEB, has issued legal proceedings against Boeing in Ireland, on top of its long-running US lawsuit against the aviation giant.

The lines between long- and short-haul, trunk and point-to-point routes are blurring as more efficient jets redefine the economics of each seat – and the rules of competition.

Timaero Ireland Limited sued Boeing over six years ago. Now the aircraft maker has accused the company, linked to a sanctioned Russian bank, of frustrating discovery and depositions.

The US aircraft manufacturer is exactly the type of multinational the Trump administration claims to champion, but its trade policy is prompting warnings from customers from Ireland to China – not to mention Boeing's own supply chain.

Boeing has had a tough few years. It is evident now that the political establishment in the US wants to see this iconic American manufacturing giant recover – and this is where Ireland matters.

If an organisation can’t do its core job, problems will show up one way or another. Either it’ll make a poor quality product for a fair price, as is happening with Boeing. Or it’ll make a good quality product at massive cost, as happened with the National Children’s Hospital. 

With just seven staff at Dublin Airport, 37 aircraft leasing subsidiaries are responsible for the liabilities of the troubled Scandinavian airline’s entire fleet. The four largest, along with the group’s Irish-registered airline, have just gone into examinership.