MARTIN BROUGHTON, chairman of British Airways, continues to fly the
flag for the airline. In a document published by the TransAtlantic
Business Dialogue (TABD) previewing the forthcoming EU/US Summit,
attended by US president George Bush and Jos” Manuel Barroso,
president of the European Commission, Mr Broughton has called for the
US and European governments to recognise the dangers and resist any
protectionist pressures that might damage this $3 trillion trade. In
the foreword, Broughton and Citigroup chairman and CEO Charles Prince
said: ”The transatlantic economic relationship remains the most
integrated and significant relationship in the world, accounting for
over half of GDP and one third of global trade. Protectionism
threatens future of transatlantic trade”. TABD is a group of 30
chairmen and chief executives of some the world”s biggest companies.
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