Bombardier blasts US Commerce Department over Boeing ruling

Bombardier late Wednesday teed off on the US Commerce Department’s upholding of import tariffs on the company’s C Series passenger jet, calling the ruling “divorced from reality” and doubling down on its assertion that building the aircraft in Alabama in partnership with Airbus renders the imposed duties null. “Boeing’s petition is an unfounded assault on airlines, the flying public, and the US aerospace industry,” the company said. “That has been true since the start of the investigation, and recent developments make it even clearer, particularly the Bombardier and Airbus partnership, which will include the construction of a new US manufacturing facility in Alabama. This facility will provide US airlines with a US-built plane thereby eliminating any possibility of harm due to imports.” <br/>