Having brought the US government to the edge of default and sent shivers through every innovation stimulating Federal budget holder, the same coalition of conservative Republicans are threatening to cut or to curtail the Exim Bank -the US export credit agency. Over the years, Exim has been a major force in driving the success of US commercial aerospace. European export credit agencies have also helped the likes of Airbus and Rolls-Royce. While some US airlines feel that it has funded their competitors' purchases, they too might have benefited from equivalent European support if buying Airbus or European aero-engines.
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