Over the last five decades, Airbus has developed into a global aviation giant. The European consortium and Boeing now make up the duopoly that dominates the global commercial aircraft industry.

This week, a brand new $300 million Airbus jetliner assembly plant broke ground in Mobile, Alabama and it's the culmination of a trade dispute Boeing launched with Canada nearly two years ago.

A new Air Force One, which has been under construction by Boeing since the first Trump Administration, has faced cost overruns and repeated delays while facing criticism from the president himself.