BRUSSELS, June 15 (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union have resolved their near 17-year conflict over aircraft subsidies, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

"This meeting has started with a breakthrough on aircraft. This really opens a new chapter in our relationship because we move from litigation to cooperation on aircraft - after 17 years of dispute," von der Leyen said. (Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop and Sabine Siebold, Editing by Gabriela Baczynska)